Submission + - Wild bird blinding Laser beacon announced
snot.dotted writes: "Southampton, UK. City council announced the construction of a
Laser Beacon that will cost £249,000 or $487,590. To be constructed with four high powered lasers (5 watts, class 4) that will be visible for 20 miles and the lasers will be constantly running from dusk until midnight.
Local astronomers pissed at the light pollution link to local news paper article, City council leaders unaware of diffraction and beam divergence!
You can read their proposal here as a pdf Pidgeons and other wild birds likely to be blinded. Apparently a world first. Next, council to attach frickin' lasers to sharks. Dr Evil running for re-election again! more Beacon of the South Stories"