Pirate-Blinding Laser Device!

[Ikemi]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12154117

I think the artist's impression is a bit over the top!

[DrTre]

It's not the fking Death Star.

[EDLT]

They only go blind because their head has melted.

[Tsippy]

"You may fire herrrrrrwhen ready"

[FourWheelDrift]

[Funk]

[Deva Link]

They already use sound pressure "cannons" - apparently some cruise ships are fitted with it.

[F i F]

Which one's Will?

[XJ40]

[Flintstone]

How much does one of these lasers cost?

How much does a 7.62 or 5.56mm round cost?

[FourWheelDrift]

Laser pointers about £2 normally from Amazon after all everyone in the media says you can blind a pilot at 20,000ft.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Powerful-Laser-Pointer...

Add in government procurement, committee studies and outsourced analysis into effectiveness and they'll come out at about £5million each.

[DJFish]

I fear there may already be countermeasures available online:

[1A]

Flintstone said:

How much does one of these lasers cost?

How much does a 7.62 or 5.56mm round cost?

Yep, I hate cruises but if one offered a free H&K G3 with unlimited ammo whilst cruising off Mogadishu I'd definitely consider it!

[captainmatt]

Surely if they are pirates they could just put the eye patch over the other eye for a minute (the one that works) then once the attack is over, just switch it back. Jobs a goodun.

I suppose it begs the question how would they know when it was over, but that might just make it more exciting.

[FourWheelDrift]

It would probably be cheaper and more entertaining to get Jean-Michel Jarre to hold a concert off-shore.

[F i F]

1A said:

Flintstone said:

How much does one of these lasers cost?

How much does a 7.62 or 5.56mm round cost?

Yep, I hate cruises but if one offered a free H&K G3 with unlimited ammo whilst cruising off Mogadishu I'd definitely consider it!

Be good fun if they supplied every stateroom with balcony a bofors that you could wheel out if attacked, be a few pirates with messy undercrackers everytime a cruise ship appeared.

Of course a Gatling for First Class passengers needless to say.

[HD Adam]

That's going to make the Pirates very angry.

You don't want an angry pirate, do you?

[F i F]

HAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tunku]

That's the Pope performing a miracle, isn't it?

If it isn't, it is definately Soovy's God.

[nyxster]

If they want pirates to go blind without breaking the UN convention they should just airdrop loads of copies of razzle over Somalia.