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by csomar 2165 days ago
Isn't that a safety-hazard. The laser is probably strong enough to make you blind if it hits you wrongly in the eye.
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It's for industrial uses. There are more dangerous things, like chainsaws and microwaves. You either design it to be safer (microwave) or keep humans out of the way (chainsaw).

It sounds like parent commenter is working on the former.

One would assume you’d endeavor to keep humans out of the kill box when the system is active.