Kinda wild you can just order an astronomy laser (hexbear.net)

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Like what do you mean any member of the general public can buy a magic pen of long range blinding and plane grounding. How does this not cause more problems.

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[-] peeonyou@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

ok i was thinking like it's relying on the laser reflecting back.. but its just following the path of the laser right? i've got the dumb

[-] fox@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah you just point it until it points mostly at Polaris

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Lol that was exactly my thought too, and that's why I asked the question.

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