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Using at your own risk, this device is capable of burning you and your friends -- literally

The 1 W Spyder III Arctic blue laser was unexpectedly catapulted to stardom thanks not only to its epic power, but also due to a lawsuit threat brought by Star Wars creator George Lucas.  Mr. Lucas -- who eventually relented -- was upset with the laser being a little too much like the fictional lightsaber of Star Wars fame (it was powerful enough to set peoples' skin on fire).  But in the end the suit just added to the excitement surrounding the super-laser.

This was both good and bad for Wicked Lasers -- the small Hong Kong manufacturer and distributor of the lasers.  Backorders piled up and many customers wrote Wicked Lasers off prematurely as a scam. 

But the lasers are very real, and Wicked Lasers has adjusted its production capacity to meet its new fame.  Now it's added a new model, the Spyder III Krypton.  Like the Arctic, this is a 1 W design.  But rather than an ice blue beam color, the Krypton (appropriately) emits a brilliant viridian hue.  And it will cost you more than a little green -- $1000 USD to be precise.

Packaging is near identical to the Spyder III Arctic, but that's not a bad thing.

Spyder III Krypton

As green light appears 2,000% brighter to the human eye than blue light, the resulting beam is truly blinding in its brilliance.  It can point at objects 85 mi (137 km) away, making it perfect for stargazing -- though this could be a bit dangerous if a plane crosses in its path.  And beware -- your beam will be visible for anywhere between a mile to a half mile away, on a clear night.

If you're not up for something quite that powerful Wicked Lasers is also offering Spyder III Kryptons at 300 mW ($300 USD), 500 mW ($500 USD), and 750 mW ($800 USD).  All the lasers come with a battery, charger, and protective goggles.

Safe this laser is not.  Like its predecessor, the 1 W variant can burn exposed skin, set objects on fire, and easily blind, so be careful.  With a laser this powerful it's approaching weapon status, though it won't kill anyone if it momentarily shines on them.

Typically, the laser has a "safety" consisting of a series of button clicks that act as a "password" of sorts.  The new model also has so-called "Tactical Hibernation" if you want to allow instant on without the safety.  There's also a safety pin you can remove to prevent power-on.

The Spyder III Krypton has six built in light via different lens caps -- flashlight, focusing, line, cross, floodlight, and galaxy.

Testing by Tweaktown, though, shows that the beam is more concentrated (intense) than its predecessor, as demonstrated by its narrower circular emission, versus the Arctic's slightly ovoid profile.

Spyder III burns

For enthusiasts Wicked Lasers is selling several extras -- an Expanded Lens Kit ($49.95), extra batteries ($9.95), extra chargers ($19.95), a Belt Hoster ($14.95) and extra protective lens glasses ($29.95).

For fans of laser pointers in general or just novel gadgets, there's really no consumer-grade "laser weapon" solution comparable to the Spyder III series.  And it looks like the Krypton is even a bit more refined that the Arctic.  Now, don't go burning each other, kids.

[All large images courtesy of TweakTown.]

Source: TweakTown


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Is this device legal?
By masamasa on 3/6/2012 11:19:47 AM , Rating: 4
I can already see how the idiots out there are going to make use of it.




RE: Is this device legal?
By dgingerich on 3/6/2012 11:25:34 AM , Rating: 4
I plan to attach a phase accelerator and turn it into a phaser. :)


RE: Is this device legal?
By rs2 on 3/6/2012 8:29:47 PM , Rating: 2
A more fun idea might be to get a dozen of these things and mount them in a toroidal configuration with a common focal point some 100 feet or so distant. Who says they can't be lethal?


RE: Is this device legal?
By sigmatau on 3/6/2012 11:31:40 PM , Rating: 2
A parabolic configuration would yield more light imo.


RE: Is this device legal?
By Sazabi19 on 3/6/2012 11:48:01 AM , Rating: 3
I pre-ordered an Arctic (blue) 1W laser and it was delayed by several months while the lawsuits were piling up from people saying they weren't safe (they told Lucas to shove it) so apparenlty you had to email or call them to let them know to send yours without all the stupid extra saftey features (pressing the button in certain combinations to turn it on different intensities and lens filters) so that you could actually get them. After waiting several months I asked them to cancel my order and they gave me a refund. They send glasses with these and you have to read and check several warnings on their website before you can put this in your basket and again at checkout (I'm fairly certain they keep these on hand), they also have many stories and let you know what is illegal to do with your laser. The company itself seems fairly responsible but people are not. Also the blue laser was so much cheaper, anyone know why that is? I don't think it was over $400 for it, still kinda wish I had it, would've been a cool convo piece.


RE: Is this device legal?
By MannyG2 on 3/6/2012 12:17:42 PM , Rating: 2
Blue is easier to make than green.
I need a green laser for tree harvesting work. It is much better to be able to "point" to a tree that will be cut down
than to trust that someone knows which one you are referring to.

Green is best seen during daylight hours


RE: Is this device legal?
By Goty on 3/6/2012 12:31:27 PM , Rating: 2
Other way around, blue and blue-violet lasers are harder to make than green (hence why you saw cheap green laser pointers long before you saw the commercialization of any blue laser).


RE: Is this device legal?
By BillyBatson on 3/6/2012 1:23:49 PM , Rating: 2
Goty is correct, blue is more expensive than green..... But the Arctic isn't a traditional blue diode which is why it's cheaper. A true traditional blue or UV laser at 1w would cost 200-500 more than the green 1w krypton


RE: Is this device legal?
By BillyBatson on 3/6/2012 1:16:04 PM , Rating: 4
I posted a response explaining this.
The blue Arctic is a completely different beast than the green Krypton.... The Krypton most likely uses a traditional laser diode and that means the more mw power the more th diode itself costs driving up the price so unfortunately even though the Krypton line is quite high in price compared to the Arctic it's actually only mayb 20% higher than a laser of equal power and quality but lesser known brand or homemade as most handheld lasers of this power tend to be. The Arctic which is still "only" $300 on their website is cheaper because it doesn't use a standard laser diode it uses a Casio blue laser diode which was designed for projectors the kind you use in your office or at home watching tv. Wicked lasers took this cheap laser and (can't remember details on how) "overclocked" or "superpumped" the thing to acheive the 1000mw output.
So think of the Krypton as a Ferrari and the Arctic like an older BMW M3... With a little bit of souping up the M3 can go just as fast but for a lot less $


RE: Is this device legal?
By BillyBatson on 3/6/2012 1:17:41 PM , Rating: 1
I posted a response explaining this.
The blue Arctic is a completely different beast than the green Krypton.... The Krypton most likely uses a traditional laser diode and that means the more mw power the more th diode itself costs driving up the price so unfortunately even though the Krypton line is quite high in price compared to the Arctic it's actually only mayb 20% higher than a laser of equal power and quality but lesser known brand or homemade as most handheld lasers of this power tend to be. The Arctic which is still "only" $300 on their website is cheaper because it doesn't use a standard laser diode it uses a Casio blue laser diode which was designed for projectors the kind you use in your office or at home watching tv. Wicked lasers took this cheap laser and (can't remember details on how) "overclocked" or "superpumped" the thing to acheive the 1000mw output.
So think of the Krypton as a Ferrari and the Arctic like an older BMW M3... With a little bit of souping up the M3 can go just as fast but for a lot less $


RE: Is this device legal?
By BillyBatson on 3/6/2012 1:18:58 PM , Rating: 1
I posted a response explaining this.
The blue Arctic is a completely different beast than the green Krypton.... The Krypton most likely uses a traditional laser diode and that means the more mw power the more th diode itself costs driving up the price so unfortunately even though the Krypton line is quite high in price compared to the Arctic it's actually only mayb 20% higher than a laser of equal power and quality but lesser known brand or homemade as most handheld lasers of this power tend to be. The Arctic which is still "only" $300 on their website is cheaper because it doesn't use a standard laser diode it uses a Casio blue laser diode which was designed for projectors the kind you use in your office or at home watching tv. Wicked lasers took this cheap laser and (can't remember details on how) "overclocked" or "superpumped" the thing to acheive the 1000mw output.
So think of the Krypton as a Ferrari and the Arctic like an older BMW M3... With a little bit of souping up the M3 can go just as fast but for a lot less $


RE: Is this device legal?
By BillyBatson on 3/6/2012 1:20:54 PM , Rating: 1
I posted a response explaining this.
The blue Arctic is a completely different beast than the green Krypton.... The Krypton most likely uses a traditional laser diode and that means the more mw power the more th diode itself costs driving up the price so unfortunately even though the Krypton line is quite high in price compared to the Arctic it's actually only mayb 20% higher than a laser of equal power and quality but lesser known brand or homemade as most handheld lasers of this power tend to be. The Arctic which is still "only" $300 on their website is cheaper because it doesn't use a standard laser diode it uses a Casio blue laser diode which was designed for projectors the kind you use in your office or at home watching tv. Wicked lasers took this cheap laser and (can't remember details on how) "overclocked" or "superpumped" the thing to acheive the 1000mw output.
So think of the Krypton as a Ferrari and the Arctic like an older BMW M3... With a little bit of souping up the M3 can go just as fast but for a lot less $


RE: Is this device legal?
By VeauX on 3/6/2012 4:23:25 PM , Rating: 2
I would say that it's as legal as the firearms that are sold pretty much everywhere in the US without issues whatsoever (well you are supposed to have a permit to buy one but in the fact...)


RE: Is this device legal?
By Ringold on 3/6/2012 5:11:50 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
(well you are supposed to have a permit to buy one but in the fact...)


Permits are only needed for concealed carry, at least in most of the country. Permits for everyone would be one step too close to a gun registry for many folks.


RE: Is this device legal?
By VeauX on 3/6/2012 6:14:33 PM , Rating: 1
which is not bad IMHO...


RE: Is this device legal?
By MrBlastman on 3/7/2012 11:11:52 AM , Rating: 3
Correct. I don't need a permit at all to buy in my state. Aside from carrying, my permit does allow me to fill out less paperwork though when making a purchase, at least from an FFL.

It is worth mentioning that in my State (Georgia) there is currently a bill going through the legislature proposing that no license at all be required anymore here to carry concealed.


RE: Is this device legal?
By JediJeb on 3/7/2012 3:11:43 PM , Rating: 3
In Kentucky the instituted the concealed carry permits about 10 years ago, but before that and even now you can carry a non-concealed weapon( think hip holster) completely legally.


RE: Is this device legal?
By Qapa on 3/6/12, Rating: 0
RE: Is this device legal?
By Bad-Karma on 3/7/2012 12:22:26 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
As for US and firearms, I believe it is not allowed to have/use a silencer, so things are not so straight forward.


Not true, with a class 3 license you can own suppressors. Usually it is little more than a cursory background check and a small fee for the license.

There are several makes of .22 pistols that are available with threaded barrels from American manufactures. Larger calibers barrels usually have to be custom ordered or milled.


RE: Is this device legal?
By TSS on 3/7/2012 10:44:16 AM , Rating: 3
Yes let's ban something purely because some idiots might use it to cause harm.

Let's ban everything else that does the same thing. That pretty much leaves us with..... Straight jackets and padded walls, does it not?

All you can do is hope to educate people on the proper use and that while it is a toy, it is NOT a toy. Yes a few people are going to lose their eyesight because of this thing.

How many people are getting shot on a daily basis? Accidentally, i mean. I remember reading about a navy seal recently who shot himself in the head after playing with a gun. That shows that even rigerous training and experience cannot prevent stupidity. Best to learn and live with it.


RE: Is this device legal?
By lyeoh on 3/7/2012 11:03:12 AM , Rating: 2
A regular gun runs out of ammo after way less than a minute of repeated firing.

This is the equivalent of a silent, concealable, fully automatic gun that has an effective range of at least 50-100 metres, can be fired CONTINUOUSLY for one to two hours, but "only" blinds people permanently. Go look at the specifications.

Even if there are thousands of people around, a normal hand gun would only be able to hurt comparatively few of them. This laser would be able to blind very very many- dozens, scores or more. All the victims have to do is just happen to look in its direction for a split second (OR be closer and get hit in the eye with the reflected beam). And if you've planned the attack it's much easier to get away if you use the laser than a gun. People might not even notice that you're the perp.

Maybe you don't mind becoming blind just because some stupid kid thinks it's funny to shine the laser at you from half a football field away (or further depending on how dilated your pupils are, or how unlucky you are). I don't want to become blind. I think it's crazy that this thing isn't regulated the same way fully-automatic weapons are.

Lastly, even a fully-automatic rifle has more good legitimate use than this laser (yes some of that "good" use involves killing people but that's allowed in the Geneva Convention, lasers that blind are not allowed). For all the harm it can do, what's this laser good for? Pointing at stars? There far less dangerous things you can use to point at stuff. So the benefit to harm ratio is terrible. If it's for self defense then it should be regulated as a weapon. Not an expensive toy that isn't a toy as you yourself said.


RE: Is this device legal?
By Schrag4 on 3/8/2012 9:23:56 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
I remember reading about a navy seal recently who shot himself in the head after playing with a gun. That shows that even rigerous training and experience cannot prevent stupidity.


You're absolutely right, rigerous firearms training cannot prevent stupidity. I believe in that particular case the "victim" was at a bar, trying to impress a girl with his gun. It's just speculation on my part, but he probably racked the slide to clear the chamber BEFORE he dropped the mag. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened.

There was another Darwin award winner who wanted to show his friends that his .22 pistol wouldn't fire with the safety engaged. Did he point it at the ground? No, he put it against his head and pulled the trigger. Not sure if he somehow disengaged the safety or what, but it went off, killing him.

There's a reason we have the 4 laws of firearms safety. Even when we think a gun isn't loaded, it might be. Better safe than sorry.

By the way, back to your point about rigerous training...It's my belief that unless a person really respects firearms, familiarity can actually breed complacency. Yes, a total gun newb is more dangerous, but I'd argue that the guy that's been shooting for 30 years can also be more dangerous than someone who has only been shooting for a few months or years if they become complacent since they've had no accidents. I really appreciate reading about peoples' tragic accidents because it makes me realize that it can happen to me if I become complacent.


RE: Is this device legal?
By TSS on 3/9/2012 12:21:25 PM , Rating: 2
If you get complacent around something that's ment to kill and wound, you're still stupid and shouldn't be allowed to handle something like that. That's exactly how accidents happen.

I still wash off my steak knives and potato knives seperately from the rest of my cutlery. 1 by 1. Being very carefull which side i use the spunge on. Because those things are made to cut. And i don't wanna get cut.


RE: Is this device legal?
By BillyBatson on 3/7/2012 4:02:11 PM , Rating: 2
You are not blinding people 5 miles away this is not that dangerous... The heat is only carried so far, without the focusing lens just straight beam can only be felt on bare skin for maybe 10-15 yards ans feels like a magnifying glass with a weak sun at best and gets hotter as you get closer. The focusing lens is designed to focus the light and heat at about 1inch from the tip of the laser and is usless further than that. A person at 100 yards coming at you would be very difficult to get directly in the eyes unless using the flood lens and that would impair your vision because of how bright it is but not Permenantly blind you.
The danger with this is if someone was point it at people within 50 yards at BEST and only directly in the eye, no where else would matter.
For instance 1w at high setting would still take 15-30 seconds to burn through a standard cardboard box side and 1foot or less away.
These lasers also do not burn anything the color white as most of the light/hear is deflected, the darker the color (black being best) the better it burns


One step closer....
By Breathless on 3/6/2012 10:10:52 AM , Rating: 5
to sharks with frikken laser beams




RE: One step closer....
By JimboK29 on 3/6/12, Rating: 0
RE: One step closer....
By Newspapercrane on 3/6/2012 10:15:56 AM , Rating: 5
More tootsie rolls sell in a year than Chevy volts too, what's your point?


RE: One step closer....
By Breathless on 3/6/2012 10:33:22 AM , Rating: 3
Don't you be draggin tootsie rolls into this argument sir!


RE: One step closer....
By TSS on 3/6/2012 11:25:58 AM , Rating: 5
Obviously, that these lasers need a tax credit because they run on batteries instead of fossil fuels.

Though that's only if there's no subsidy for shark-owners.


RE: One step closer....
By maveric7911 on 3/6/2012 11:21:15 AM , Rating: 2
Sharks with lasers pew pew


the fallacies of Star Wars ...
By HilbertSpace on 3/6/2012 10:00:19 PM , Rating: 2
"And beware -- your beam will be visible for anywhere between a mile to a half mile away, on a clear night."

You can't SEE lasers - think about it!

You can only see the scattering of the light that the laser creates. So you wouldn't see anything at all - under most conditions - only if the humidity is high, or there is dust in the air.




RE: the fallacies of Star Wars ...
By Bad-Karma on 3/7/2012 12:27:26 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
You can't SEE lasers - think about it!


Err...no, Lasers in the green and blue wavelengths are visible to the naked eye, but of course much more so in the dark.


RE: the fallacies of Star Wars ...
By HilbertSpace on 3/7/2012 8:25:16 AM , Rating: 2
You're wrong - maybe time to read up some more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser

All you will see is the scattered light (photons) from the laser, so to actually "see" the laser it would have to be pointed into your eye, and >99% of them would cause you to close your eyes if you did that, or cause permanent damage in seconds.


RE: the fallacies of Star Wars ...
By Schrag4 on 3/7/2012 9:14:29 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
All you will see is the scattered light (photons) from the laser, so to actually "see" the laser it would have to be pointed into your eye...


Dude, that's like saying you can't see your finger unless you gouge it into your eye. Otherwise "all you will see is the scattered light (photons) from your" finger.


RE: the fallacies of Star Wars ...
By HilbertSpace on 3/7/2012 9:31:49 AM , Rating: 2
Okay, lasers are photons right?! So if all the photons are moving in one direction (coherent/collimated), none of those photons should be coming off 'sideways' from the laser to see it - only scattered ones.

Your finger is not a bunch of coherent photons! You're right that what you 'see' when you 'see' your finger are the scattered photons from ambient light (that have a visible wavelength). But visible light (photons) do not scatter off other photons (the laser) - photons are bosons, not fermions.


RE: the fallacies of Star Wars ...
By HilbertSpace on 3/7/2012 9:41:06 AM , Rating: 2
Correction: according to QED - elastic light-by-light scattering 'should' exist. But I don't know if that has been experimentally seen or not... I wouldn't imagine at the energies of these lasers and ambient light, that the scattering cross-section would be sufficient.


By Schrag4 on 3/7/2012 12:46:38 PM , Rating: 2
I understand what you're saying. In a vaccuum there would be no atmosphere to scatter any of the beam's light, and you wouldn't be able to see it unless it was pointed at your eye. Even with an atmosphere the beam must be fairly intense for enough scattered light to be easily seen. Well, this beam IS intense, it's in visible wavelength, and it will be used exclusively on earth, where there's an atmosphere.

If what you see didn't match the shape and location of the beam, and if it were a different wavelength than the beam, maybe I'd agree with your idea that you're not actually seeing the beam. But what you're seeing isn't the result of some sort of complex reaction that's creating another form of light. It's the freakin' beam! Some of it is just being scattered so you can see it from an angle other than "head on." Yes, the light that's hitting your eye no longer exhibits the characteristics of a laser beam, but what your brain perceives, visually, is the laser beam, in the correct wavelength and the correct location. That is what "seeing" is, right?


By BillyBatson on 3/7/2012 4:17:04 PM , Rating: 2
Are arguing a strange point lol. In the vacuum of space you are correct, but here on earth regardless the reason, the scattered light of the beam can be seen by the naked on when using green or blue spectrums, the red spectrum beam can also be seen but only when using 150-300mw minimum and better with optimum conditions like complete darkness and moisture or dust in the air.
But these lasers can be "seen" even when not pointing anywhere near you.
Think of it like gas from a stove? It's odder less but man has added the smell of rotting eggs.... You can't smell it but you know it's there?


Saber hilt shape doesn't make sense
By carniver on 3/6/2012 12:08:23 PM , Rating: 3
It's difficult to aim in this form. They should make this into a gun shape, for example copy the design of a blaster gun so they can mess with Lucas once more.




RE: Saber hilt shape doesn't make sense
By bobsmith1492 on 3/6/2012 12:14:40 PM , Rating: 3
It'd better be a Rebel blaster. Those Stormtroopers can't hit the broad side of a barn.


By JediJeb on 3/6/2012 3:23:32 PM , Rating: 3
I want one that looks like Chewbacca's Bowcaster.


By martin5000 on 3/6/2012 3:37:42 PM , Rating: 2
I concur, I used to bulls eye womp rats with those.


Guns can permanently kill you to death
By tayb on 3/6/2012 5:11:04 PM , Rating: 2
All the safety questions are amusing to me. These things are dangerous but not any more so than lots of stuff you can go out and buy. A BB gun? Knife? Regular gun? Taser? All of those things are dangerous and only one of them, regular gun, is heavily regulated.

Certainly this thing is dangerous and maybe we should set an age restriction on it but it's no more dangerous in the hands of an idiot than just a regular BB gun.




By Schrag4 on 3/6/2012 6:02:26 PM , Rating: 2
I disagree. Yes, a gun can put a hole all the way through you in an instant, and this thing can merely burn you. BUT, with a gun there's very easily perceived noise and recoil that let's the user know that it's probably causing damage to something, somewhere. With these lasers, someone could literally swing it in an arc for half a second and blind a whole group of people if it was pointed at eye-level, and the user wouldn't even know that it happened. I, personally, wouldn't own one of these lasers due to safety concerns. Shoot - you could probably blind yourself with a reflection off of a few glass surfaces. You'd have to treat this thing with much, MUCH more respect than what might seem reasonable.


RE: Guns can permanently kill you to death
By lyeoh on 3/7/2012 10:55:47 AM , Rating: 2
By saying it's not more dangerous than a BB gun proves you are very ignorant of the danger. A regular gun runs out of ammo after way less than a minute of repeated firing.

This is the equivalent of a silent, concealable, fully automatic gun that has an effective range of at least 50-100 metres, can be fired CONTINUOUSLY for one to two hours, but "only" blinds people permanently. Go look at the specifications.

Even if there are thousands of people around, a BB gun or normal hand gun would only be able to hurt comparatively few of them. This laser would be able to blind very very many- dozens, scores or more. All the victims have to do is just happen to look in your direction for a split second (OR be closer and get hit in the eye with the reflected beam). And if you've planned the attack it's much easier to get away if you use the laser than a gun. People might not even notice that you're the one doing it.

Maybe you don't mind becoming blind just because some stupid kid thinks it's funny to shine the laser at you from half a football field away (or further depending on how dilated your pupils are, or how unlucky you are). I don't want to become blind. I think it's crazy that this thing isn't regulated the same way fully-automatic weapons are.

Lastly, a fully-automatic rifle has more good legitimate use than this laser (yes some of that "good" use involves killing people but that's allowed in the Geneva Convention, lasers that blind are not allowed). Sure this laser can be used to point at stars, but there are many other far less dangerous things you can use to point at stuff. So the benefit to harm ratio is terrible.


By JediJeb on 3/7/2012 3:23:23 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
By saying it's not more dangerous than a BB gun proves you are very ignorant of the danger. A regular gun runs out of ammo after way less than a minute of repeated firing.


Depends on how many preloaded clips you are carrying for the gun. If you have enough you can shoot almost non stop for quite a long time.

As to causing a large amount of damage, imagine someone with a razor sharp sword running through a public area slashing everyone in sight, that person could do a large amount of serious damage before being stopped if done in the right place. It isn't the object that is dangerous as much as it is the person using the object.


By BillyBatson on 3/7/2012 4:24:19 PM , Rating: 1
You guys are so paranoid lol
You grab a bb gun filled wih 30? Or so bb's and I'll grab my arctic, we can both walk into a crowd and you're going to send a bunch of people to gets pellets removed at a hospital where an I will probably just be annoying people with light as they run from you.
I've owned my arctic for a year and a half, I've done everything with it I can think of EXCEPT point it at people eyes, any animals, planes, or moving vehicles, as per the law. It's not a toy no! But i would rather hand a kid this laser as long as they understood those rules. The same kid following the same rules with a bb will still hurt themselves from bb's that bounce back lol


By YashBudini on 3/12/2012 12:00:46 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
but it's no more dangerous in the hands of an idiot than just a regular BB gun.

What BB gun can blind a jet plane's pilot from a huge distance? From any distance?


Intelligence Testing prior to purchase
RE: Intelligence Testing prior to purchase
By Quadrillity on 3/6/2012 1:06:25 PM , Rating: 1
I don't know what's worse; the kids shining a laser at a helicopter (police or not), or the hoards of people actually defending their extremely dangerous acts! Anyone with half a brain knows that lasers can permanently blind you in less than a fraction of a second. Ones of this magnitude would damn near melt your brain lol. Just from the video, it looks extremely distracting and disrupting; not to mention the cameras and other equipment/sensors that it could have disrupted.

You watch, it won't be many more years until you need a license to buy these. Stupid jerks ruin everything!


By JediJeb on 3/6/2012 3:22:25 PM , Rating: 2
Didn't the first CD players come with a registration card for the laser inside that was almost like having a license? I remember how they made you think you could take one out and make it into a weapon or something lol.


By bebimbap on 3/6/2012 1:48:12 PM , Rating: 2
HA I was just about to search on youtube.
you can always test your theory and see if you are stupid by searching for someone that already did it on youtube and watch their results/injuries first


Krpton line is a ripoff!!!! Stick with Arctic
By BillyBatson on 3/6/2012 12:53:27 PM , Rating: 2
I knew this would come out eventually... I told everyone it would cost more than the Arctic simply because the Arctic achieves it's high "1w" rating because of the Casio? laser diode which was designed for projectors I believe which is cheaper than a comparable standard green laser diode.
I have had the soured arctic III since 3 months after its original release (was on the wait list) and have taken it camping and to the mountains in big bear with me many times. I actually purchased it to be a part of my survival gear and it hasn't let me down yet! Absolutely love it!!!!
As for this new Krypton series.... I'll pass. I love the design, the power switch with 2 safeties, but it's way over priced. For those wanting a bright laser the 300mw Krypton Green will be much brighter than the 1000mw Arctic Blue however the Arctic will generate much more heat to burn things.
At 3.5x the cost you can get the 1w green Krypton over the 1w blue Arctic, both should generate the same heat but Krypton will be muchhhhhhhhhhhhh brighter especially in an open dark environment like camping. But 3.5x as much?! Don't do it!!! 500-750mw pro handheld lasers with key locks can be purchased for $300-500, don't pay double that for an extra 250mw...
You want heat you buy a Spyder Arctic III... You want bright you buy a green laser that is NOT the Spyder Krpton.




RE: Krpton line is a ripoff!!!! Stick with Arctic
By mcnabney on 3/6/2012 11:08:45 PM , Rating: 2
If you want heat, get an IR laser and a cheap pair of nightvision goggles so you can see it.


By BillyBatson on 3/7/2012 4:30:23 PM , Rating: 1
At under $300?
I mean you can buy a 5w party laser and alter it to provide straight heat but I'm not paying $20k are you?


*yawn*
By Motoman on 3/6/2012 1:41:49 PM , Rating: 3
Wake me up when you get it mounted to a shark.




RE: *yawn*
By BillyBatson on 3/6/12, Rating: -1
RE: *yawn*
By Ramtech on 3/6/2012 6:02:07 PM , Rating: 2
Dr. Evil disliked you 2 times


RE: *yawn*
By thatmikeguy on 3/9/2012 10:56:54 AM , Rating: 1
Laser Discount
By Dark-Laser on 3/31/2012 5:31:43 PM , Rating: 2
If anyone wants a discount link, you can get 5% off this laser by using this link: http://zfer.us/NzgdD




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