Laser beams!!!

This post is for the blokes and anyone else that thinks hi-tech gadgets are cool. You might remember reading about the time we went to the Sydney Observatory and how I thought that the best part of the whole tour was when the guide brought out his laser pointer which was so powerful that you could see the whole beam as he pointed out various stars he wanted us to look at.

About 6 guys simultaneously said "Oooh. Where did you get that?" He'd obviously been asked that every single time he's conducted the tour and with a sigh said, "I had to order it from America," shrugging his shoulders, "It's too powerful to buy in Australia." Weilding it like a light saber, it looked slightly larger than a pen and for the rest of the tour the male contingent ignored his astrological chat and were transfixed by his pseudo-sabre. The beam was exactly like the green laser sights you see in all cop dramas and SWAT-style films and everyone wanted one.

Well thanks to a Barrowlands-like but legitimate market in Fremantle I HAVE ONE. It's amazing!!! The beam has a 6km range and when you point it into space it really feels like some poor alien is going to be looking through his telescope and suddenly become blinded by a searing green laser which in turn sparks an intergalactic war all thanks to the Sydney Observatory.

Incidently there was a recent story of a helicopter pilot who crashed his chopper because someone fired a laser into his cockpit which resulted in him losing control and destroying the hefty bit of kit.

It wasn't me...