![]() Wicked Lasers supplied Tipple with the lowest-powered version of its S3 Krypton green laser. But for now, let’s describe exactly what went down in the Caribbean on Apr. ![]() Other experts find the Wicked Lasers stunt of dubious value, and we’ll get to those criticisms soon. “You can get a very clear description, via the laser, of what the shark’s body is doing.” “We were able to see how their body positioning relates to a target,” he said. Curiously, at least with the Wicked Lasers model, he found the opposite to be true: “Although further testing is necessary, time and time again, sharks were actually attracted to the laser beam,” he said.įinally, he said the experiment was helpful in measuring a shark’s velocity and trajectory in real time. He also wanted to verify anecdotal evidence that sharks avoid laser energy of specific spectrums and wavelengths. For starters, he was able to further test his clamping apparatus, which is typically used for traditional data-aquisition equipment. Tipple said the experiment was instructive in a number of ways. ![]() Tipple poses with the Wicked Lasers Krypton model he used for his experiment. It was a low-powered laser that couldn’t be dangerous to anyone, and there’s actually useful applications in having a laser attached to the animal.” ![]() But then I considered that it would give us an opportunity to test our clips and attachments, and whatever is attached to that clip, I really don’t care. “This was definitely a world first,” Tipple told Wired. The escapade was sponsored by Wicked Lasers, a consumer-focused laser manufacturer based in Hong Kong that produces some of the most brilliant - and potentially dangerous - handheld lasers in the world.Ī video of the experiment can be found at the bottom of this story. Marine biologist-cum-TV personality Luke Tipple attached a 50-milliwatt green laser to a lemon shark off the coast of the Bahamas in late April. Your inspired request for “sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached” has finally been fulfilled in the real world. ![]()
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