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California Company Markets A $2,400 2W Laser Bong That You Need to Wear Protective Glasses To Use

Saturday November 3, 2018. 11:49 PM , from Slashdot
Silicon Cali is now selling a massive device that uses a two-watt, 445 nanometer laser to light the bowl of a bong, according to an article shared by dmoberhaus:
This is about 400 times more powerful than the average laser pointer, which has an output of about five milliwatts. Silicon Cali even sells special glasses that are meant to protect your eyes while looking directly at the laser when you take a hit. 'The laser is not that dangerous, it's not going to cut your finger off or anything crazy like that,' Justin Zelaya, the founder of Silicon Cali, told me in an email. 'It may sting a little bit if you get your hand in the way but kind of like a magnifying glass.'
Zelaya told me that he worked with five other people to produce the bong and that their backgrounds range from 'Bitcoin core developer to a mad scientist, like myself....' The glass, which is custom blown in California, is lined with color-changing LEDs. The entire thing is controlled by a phone app.
Each laser bong is being sold for $2,400 -- which as far as I can see is worth every damn penny.
The company only plans to sell 45 of these 'limited edition' devices...

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