Michael Mantion
Um its spelt Lasarrrrrrrrrr... LOL.. Sorry you brought up pirates, how was I to resist?
Chio Choi
LOL what if they use welding masks?
Bill Bennett
why not let it have permanent damage? They are, after all pirates, fry their eyes forever, must be why I have a 1000mW 532 nm laser inside my house for intruders, and well a 9mm solution, and a .380acp solution, umm and flying ashtray .41 action express solution.. and yes, these stay inside my home, I don\'t go looking for trouble kike some morons. Best, Bill
Adrien
one typical attribute of lasers like this is they work at a fairly well-defined and specific frequency/wavelength.
So the pirates will just wear glasses that filter the light out.
Or put their hand up to shield their eyes from the light point source, whilst still being able to see the ship they are shooting at.
Sounds like a pretty lame answer to me... what\'s wrong with an exocet?
Charles Hoss
I see eye patches are in again :) not harmful ... well , maybe - maybe not . three blinded pirates sail across the sea - only to starve to death .
Mark Penver
I\'d think along the lines of removing their vessel so they have no option but to swim if they\'re lookin for humane options
Sang N.
What if the pirates use some kind of shields, that will allow them to still peddle towards the boat, but be \"shielded\" from the laser?
I\'m not too sure they have thought this through...
Raymond Swift
Wouldn\'t it just be cheaper and more effective to give the merchants some guns?

@Michael Mantion Exactly! I was thinking the same thing. Well, I was thinking some sunglasses, but similar :P
Larry
Sorry, but does \'no lasting effects\' REALLY exclude damage to the retina? I was struck my laser light (experimenter\'s kit) once for only an instant at school and my vision went from 20/20 to 20/400.
There IS a need for protection for these shippers but has anyone considered just WHY they started pirating off the east Afrika coast? How about all those corporate factory fishing vessels cutting the nets of the locals and drag lining the bottom for the fish the locals depend upon? EU fishing rules require special nets which exclude some fish - allowing them to grow - harvesting only the adults. Reports tell the nets in-use off Afrika make a \'clean sweep\' of ALL fish in their way.
Same thing occurred years ago in the North Atlantic and the Navies of NATO powers came to blows over it. Anyone remember the \'Cod Wars\' between Canada, Britain, Spain and Iceland?
Facebook User
Let\'s just hope them pirates don\'t use their brains and bring along a mirror! LOL!