Are lasers at those power levels generally available to the public?

jaggederest · on May 23, 2019

https://m.laserpointerpro.com/attribute/power_3000mw-lasers_...

You can find them all over eBay and Alibaba in even higher wattages. I've seen 15w

SideQuark · on May 23, 2019

Yep. Trivial to buy, cheaper used from EBay. And you can get infrared ones that will fry eyes without even noticing bright lights first. Your eye simply goes dark forever.

Industrial lasers are terribly dangerous.