No, but my 1.7W laser can
Lasers and pets, a small anecdote. Took my red pointer over to a friend with two Rottweilers. They played hard and had fun, but when it was over one of them couldn’t let it go, and now goes nuts at every specular highlight it sees, inside or out. Chrome bumpers during a sunny day are a dicey thing, especially given the mass of these dogs. Take out your knees in a micro-second. It re-wired its brain somehow and turned into a real problem for the dog. Anyway, I no longer let animals play with laser dots. Sometimes when I see politicians on TV, I do wonder. Did their significant other recently have a pointer play day?
Cat toy lasers are always red, it doesn’t cause blindness at low power. There is a guy on YouTube called Styropyro who does some crazy stuff but is very knowledgeable about the dangers.
What about a really tight hotspot using a different reflector and lens in a normal 18650 flashlight?
NVM - likely way more expensive than a cheap pointer.
Cats and lasers are supposedly fine, dogs and lasers are not. Apparently lasers can cause significant and permanent psychological damage in dogs.
Theres always something like this:
That said, they do seem to be fine to play with cats, but not dogs as someone above mentioned
My terriers don’t even see the light spot of a laser.
Well, not anymore…
Id just do away with the cat and buy a fish in a small fish bowl.
Fish also respond well to laser play
This is the YouTube guy, Styropyro. Despite being young he’s incredibly sensible and also a mad genius.
They seem to look good on cats as well
This is a really interesting thread… most laser junkies like myself are looking for more power (: I was carrying my copper 1 watt green around today. It’s about the size of my thumb and runs on an 18350