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minus-squareByteJunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·19 hours agoA mirror doesn’t generate its own light either, but would you try shooting a weapons grade laser into one and pointing it at one of your eye sockets?
minus-squareIronKrill@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoThe original post is equivalent to saying “this mirror is 1/8 the brightness of the light bulb in my room” and then buying 8 mirrors and turning off the light bulb.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoI wouldn’t compare the brightness of a laser to a reflection of itself. That’s the issue I’m seeing.
A mirror doesn’t generate its own light either, but would you try shooting a weapons grade laser into one and pointing it at one of your eye sockets?
The original post is equivalent to saying “this mirror is 1/8 the brightness of the light bulb in my room” and then buying 8 mirrors and turning off the light bulb.
I wouldn’t compare the brightness of a laser to a reflection of itself. That’s the issue I’m seeing.