Particularly idiotic coworker

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 02/15/2016 at 11:26 • Filed to: vent, rant, particularly idiotic coworker

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This morning I got into a discussion with a coworker. He is confused about how a laser can shine into a pilots eyes. Apparently he thinks that airplanes are designed so that the pilot cannot see the ground from inside the cockpit.

This is not the only time in recent memory that I have been amazed by his ignorance, simply the most recent.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:31

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I think its less a concern for airliners at altitude simply based on the speeds and distances involved but the angles check out.

f86sabre > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:32

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Argument won.

ranwhenparked > HammerheadFistpunch 02/15/2016 at 11:34

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My dad got in trouble in the ‘50s for flashing a signal mirror at planes coming in to land at Willow Grove. I figure that’s when aircraft are most vulnerable to this sort of thing.

Chariotoflove > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:35

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Show him this video, or any of the multitude like it on youtube:

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:35

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Has he ever even seen a helicopter. Half the floor in those things is clear.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > f86sabre 02/15/2016 at 11:39

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Sometimes the stupid is so strong that evidence doesn’t matter.

spanfucker retire bitch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:44

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I can just imagine him yelling; “How can a laser shine into a cockpit? What do you mean the windows don’t block light from the visible spectrum!?

smobgirl > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:48

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Even if the laser doesn’t get a direct shot on the pilot, the light can be blinding inside the plane just from hitting the windows at the right angle. Our plane got lasered on approach to LAX once and it was like being inside a sci-fi space explosion. The whole passenger compartment was nothing but green light.

Xyl0c41n3 > smobgirl 02/15/2016 at 12:12

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Aside from the scary part of that... that sounds kinda cool.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 02/15/2016 at 12:16

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smobgirl > Xyl0c41n3 02/15/2016 at 12:22

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It sort of felt like being on the x-files.

MrDakka > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 13:49

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Ask him if he knows what a window is

Grindintosecond > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/19/2016 at 10:48

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Tell your friend that he does not know how planes are designed and this professional pilot, who has been zapped by a green laser before, is calling him an idiot for speaking factually about things he knows nothing about..

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Grindintosecond 02/19/2016 at 11:04

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I’m going with Ron White’s theory on this one. “You can’t fix stupid.”

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > ttyymmnn 02/22/2016 at 09:37

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Looks legit to me.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Grindintosecond 02/22/2016 at 09:38

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An opportunity to ask a pilot who’s been zapped before so I have to.

It really is that bad right? I imagine it’s dangerous as hell to momentarily blind pilots.

Grindintosecond > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/24/2016 at 20:45

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Yes. I was zapped at 10,000 ft and my first officer wasnt sure if he had a problem or if it was psychological. Its that weird kind of bright, not like an intense sun flash. Lower altitude makes it tertibly bright. Green is much hotter light than red laser.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Grindintosecond 02/25/2016 at 09:17

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Oh yeah I knew the green laser was harsher. man that sucks, good luck I can’t stand those idiots with the laser pointers.