The FBI Just Created a National Anti-Laser Attack Task Force [Lasers]

Laser attacks are serious business. According to the FBI, they’ve reached “epidemic levels,” with 3,700 expected to occur by the year’s end. But we’re not talking about some kind of futuristic death rays. No, no. This is about people with laser pointers blinding pilots. More »

What Would Happen If Every Single Person in the World Pointed a Laser Pointer at the Moon? [Science]

XKCD’s hilarious ‘What if?’ series answers another farfetched question as only they can. The question: If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color? The simple answer: not if it’s a regular laser. But if the lasers were stronger… we might just die. More »

Natural Thing: Nobody Beats the Drum [Video]

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