Laser Pen  The Do's and Dont's of safe use  Laser Pen  First, a
public service announcement: a laser pen is not a toy. They
should not be purchased with the intention of any or all of the
following:  . recreating the pants-threatening laser of James
Bond movie fame . teasing your cat/dog/goldfish . laser
'fishing' your neighbors . or using a laser pen for any other
purpose for which it was not designed  Laser pens, or laser
pointers as they are also known, are perfectly legitimate
presentational tools. But in the wrong hands have been known to
injure people and cause accidents. Before purchasing a laser pen
some background knowledge is essential.  The laser was first
developed in the 1960s, and much of today's technology including
medical equipment, office printers and CD/DVD players rely on
lasers.  An abbreviation of Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation, the laser is the strongest source of
light ever created by humans. The beam that emerges from an
average hand-held laser pointer is more