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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Wilshire to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So this got me thinking. Would carrying a laser pointer save your life if you got attacked by a wild cat (mountain Lion or something) or a bear? Assuming you tried to use it to distract the animal.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That has actually been tested!

Big cats notice the laserpointer but they don't really chase it. Most likely because they don't hunt insects and small rodents.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

So what you're saying is that I need a really big laser

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

(Not a very /c/aww reply)Maybe if you can get it to chase the dot into a running woodchipper but I wouldn't count on it.