You & your arrogance are exactly why this rule now exists. Even though the Artery plainly told you the "ban is on ALL HAND-HELD LASERS " ( emphasis mine ), you go on planning to bring your "I'm above the rules" little toy anyway. The rule doesn't say "covered" or "uncovered" or limit the colors, si...

If you can't handle the frustration of not bringing your device, how are you equipped to handle all the frustrations at the event itself with life? Blah Blah back at you on that one! Actually I can deal with it, I had a new inspiration to deal with this that I think will satisfy all the people that...

BBadger, Thanx for your detailed reply. I get it and your right, I got this reply from the artery; If you’ve read this page (http://burningman.org/event/black-rock-city-guide/lasers/), you know we now have a ban on all hand-held lasers at Burning Man. I’m sorry that you’ve spent a bunch of money on ...

Captain Goddammit wrote:Now that's Safety Third.
Getting blinded by a laser is Safety Fourth or maybe Fifth.
Fifth... now we're back to whiskey again...

M mmmmm, whiskey

Captain Goddammit wrote:I don't think anyone is saying it isn't super cool. I'm positive it is.
Whiskey is dangerous when someone driving an MV is drinking it, and that IS banned.

But drinking it and puking in somebody's eye isn't...

Chowski and Erik's posts are illuminating. There is a written rule linked in Erik's post which is enforced by a large cascade, hundreds to thousands of individuals: LEO, BMORG-associated individuals, rangers and individual burners. The written rule may even have upward entanglements in the permits ...

some seeing eye wrote:

markflip66 wrote: It's a liquid cooled 5W 430nm (Blue) laser

Of course everyone is right, banned unless approved by the Artery.

But 5 Watts or 5 milliWatts? There is a big difference.

It is actually a 5watt laser but the output is slightly less due to loss from the optics...

In 2013 I built a laser scepter that I brought to the playa and it was well received. It had some issues and didn't make it through the whole burn. Over the years I have improved on it (was on playa 2013, 2014, 2015) and I just unveiled the latest and greatest version at UnScruz in May 2016 and peop...