Legrande Harris wrote:

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10Squared wrote:

Legrande Harris wrote:

Wouldn't wearing polarized sunglasses just about completely eliminate
the problem of lasers aimed at pilots eyes? The polarization should
completely stop the laser light from coming through the glasses.

Using an LED laser pointer and a pair of polarized glasses I tested your
idea. There is attenuation of the beam that is dependent on the
orientation of the pointer. So, the attenuation depends on how the person
on the other end is holding the pointer.

How precisely does the pointer have to be aligned? If it is off by 5
degrees does the laser get through?

Yes, the attenuation was proportional to the amount of rotation from 0-90
degrees. In short, it's nothing you could count on to protect you.