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Old 17-04-2014, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Merlin66 View Post
Things are obviously "different" in Queensland.......
Yup. We can get drunk and drive, smoke anywhere and shine all the lasers we want. Senator "People Do Have a Right to be Bigots" Brandis would be right at home here ... Oh wait, he is from here ...

(All of the above, is, of course, an attempt at good-natured humour. I say this, because some people wouldn't recognise a joke if they fell over it. And, by the way, none of the above is true! Lasers in Queensland are limited to 1mW, except for "genuine occupational reasons" (20mW), astronomers (20mW) and firearms licensees (10mW). The astronomers have to be members of a "recognised astronomical organisation", which effectively makes your astro society membership fee a laser tax. I doubt anyone will be coming 'round to measure your laser's output, though).
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