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"A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser that illuminated the cockpit of the aircraft as it approached Salt Lake City International Airport last week, U.S. officials said."
http://washingtontimes.com/national/...1356-3924r.htm
So where the heck did this laser come from?
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"Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough!"
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A laser that can track the cockpit of a moving plane? Sounds like some kind of automated system.
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Originally posted by cszar2001:
A laser that can track the cockpit of a moving plane? Sounds like some kind of automated system.
That is what I thought but you think they would have mentioned it then.
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Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
That is what I thought but you think they would have mentioned it then.
Not necessarily. Depends on what they want this incident to look like.
"Automated system" sounds boring and wouldn`t be newsworthy.
Make a mystery out of it and you can use the story for a couple of days more.
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mmm, it sounds like a conspiracy.
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what conspiracy? it was some kid with a cheap 2 dollar laser pointer
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Originally posted by Lancer409:
what conspiracy? it was some kid with a cheap 2 dollar laser pointer
mmmm, sure it was.
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Originally posted by storer:
mmmm, sure it was.
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Originally posted by Lancer409:
what conspiracy? it was some kid with a cheap 2 dollar laser pointer
that's what they want you to think
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it was from my evil deathstar 
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Originally posted by Lancer409:
it was some kid with a cheap 2 dollar laser pointer
Please don't tell the terrorists ! 
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Did the pilot have their head out the window or something?
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ooops that was me and my class 4 infrared laser that can melt through a brick wall instantly.
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Lasik or Val Kilmer being a Real Genius?
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Originally posted by the_glassman:
Lasik or Val Kilmer being a Real Genius?
mmm popcorn.
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