Did you ever look up into the night sky and think “Damn. I really want to spear that star with a laser!”? Have you ever had the urge to wield your own tiny light saber? Do you think that being able to say “My laser has a range of over 30 miles” would impress people?
If so then here is your chance to have all of that and more! We’re giving away a Nexus 95mW Green laser made by the fine folks at Wicked Lasers. This greenie has quite the range, can light matches, burn through black plastic, pop balloons and help you empathize with Pink Floyd and Blue Oyster Cult fans.
In addition to the laser, we’ll include a stylish pair of protective goggles so that you don’t blind yourself while trying out your new toy. You’ll get carrying cases for both the laser and the goggles as well.
The laser itself has been used for a total of about 30 minutes. It requires 2 AAA batteries and will increase your street cred by untold amounts. The beam is clearly visible in low light and stunningly visible at night.
How can you win this terrific laser? It’s easy, simply read past the jump for more info and the contest rules.
How to enter: First, read the rules below, they’re important. Then simply leave a comment right here on this post and you’ve scored yourself an entry into this contest. That’s it! Want even more chances to win? If you link back to this contest post on your blog or website, you’ll get FOUR EXTRA ENTRIES! That’s right - comment here and link back for a total of 5 entries. If you do post about this contest, be sure to use our contact form to let us know so that you can get your extra entries.
On to the rules.
- You must be a US resident
- When you leave a comment you must use a valid email address or we’ll not be able to get in touch with you if you win!
- If you link to this post on your site, you must email us to let us know. We will check all links!
- You’ve got to be over 18. If you enter the contest, you are signifying that you’re over 18 years of age.
- A winner will be picked randomly. All decisions are final.
- The contest ends Friday December 21 at 11:59 PM EST. Any entries received after that will be ignored.
- A winner will be announced between December 22nd and December 24th. The laser will be mailed shortly after Christmas and will be lighting up the first bits of your new year!
- This has come up a few times so I should mention it here. I don’t keep anyone’s email addresses, nor do I sell them or collect them for any reason. I’ll only use one email addy, and that’s to notify the winner. After that the rest go into /dev/null.
The Tech Specs from Wicked Lasers. Please note that since we’re giving this away and not them, that the warranty has already expired.
| Name: |
Executive Series |
| Size: |
13×144mm |
| Wavelength: |
532nm |
| Laser Body: |
Black Polished Brass |
| Transverse Mode: |
TEM00 |
| Output Power: |
15mW - 125mW |
| Beam Divergence: |
0.8mRad - 1.0mRad |
| Beam Diameter: |
1.6mm |
| Power Consumption: |
600mA |
| Power supply: |
2 X AAA 1.5V |
| Battery Lifetime: |
90 min |
| Switch: |
Momentary On/Off Button |
| Expected lifetime: |
>5,000 hours |
| Warranty: |
3 months |
Technorati Tags: laser, wicked laser, 95mW, greenie, light saber, win, contest, street cred
Here’s the link: Win a 95mW green laser plus laserproof goggles! [...]
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:21 pm
posting for contest entry
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Oh the fun I would have! Consider me entered.
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:32 pm
Whee! Love the Wicked Lasers! Sign me up.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
If only we had this as kids! Probably good that we didn’t! Please enter me!
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:35 pm
I for one would welcome a laser. Thanks for the chance.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:37 pm
this is possibly the coolest thing ever.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Gotta get me some of that wicked laser sweetness!
December 3rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Me want!
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Ooh! Ooh! I want one!
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Count me in!
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Very cool toy. Or non-toy. However you look at it.
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Wow, my friend would love this, if i win it, itll be his christmas present, and i really owe him after keeping his dvds for so long…
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:52 pm
omg that looks freaking awesome, i would love popping ballons w/ it
December 3rd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
It’s everything I ever dreamed, and so much more!
December 3rd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
I want! Sign me up!
December 4th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Me want.
December 4th, 2007 at 1:42 am
You’re just using this to harvest email addresses, aren’t you?
December 4th, 2007 at 5:33 am
Whoohoo send me some spam
then again a nice laser to pop balloons of innocent childrens sounds like fun ]:)
December 4th, 2007 at 8:38 am
Hey Folks,
I should mention this as I’ve just added it to the contest post as well.
This has come up a few times so I should mention it here. I don’t keep anyone’s email addresses, nor do I sell them or collect them for any reason. I’ll only use one email addy, and that’s to notify the winner. After that the rest go into /dev/null.
December 4th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I’ll only use my laser against fellow employees.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Count me in please. Definately would be fun to play with.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
(With sincere aplogies to Lord of the Sith Darth Vader)
Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed; the ability to light a match is insignificant next to the power of the Force!
December 4th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Dude, i want one…. hope I win (fingers crossed)
December 4th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
heh i came across this site using google, was looking up prices. It’d be better if i won t instead though
December 4th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
95mW… isn’t that like… moer than x19 what you get in say… a laser pen
(and almost x100 what you get from those cheap dollar store ones?)
(THAT’S SO AWESOME)
December 4th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I could rule the world with this.bwaaahhhhaahaa
December 4th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
really want this laser! It’s a best ever thing when doing the sky rovering, but unfortunately out of the rules, best wishes to others!
December 4th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
With this bad boy in hand I would take it directly to my supervisor so he can see the benefit of having a quality high power laser for all of our techs. I’d be the first employee to get corporate to spend some cash!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
i’m in
December 5th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Post or Child
December 5th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
So small compared to some of the lasers I have seen at the office, but they don’t let me take those home.
December 5th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Came across your site looking for some tutorials..
I can’t believe you’re giving this away.. I’d love it!
December 5th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
I think that is extremely generous of you to do that, I have always liked lasers (I wish I had one myself ) and how they produce radiation on a small scale like that. i have wanted one for quite some time now, so i looked on google for prices but there too expensive for me
Thanks for your time
Wetbeverage
December 5th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
This would be a great x-mas gift for my dad…
December 5th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
I like your site Arsgeek!!!
December 6th, 2007 at 12:34 am
Say goodnight, Arcturus
- gimme
December 6th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Great Contested! Entered!
December 6th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
what a fun way to start the new year. I Hope
December 6th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
wow sweet i love wicked lasers they roxorz!
December 6th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
I admit young Jedi you have come far… sweet im gonna look like yoda!!!
December 6th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Sweet niss!!!
December 6th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
I want that because i a pyro and i like fire and radiation!!
December 6th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Gracias
December 6th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
C’mon laser -rolls dice-
December 7th, 2007 at 1:51 am
I’ve been saving up for this for MONTHS!!!
my big break!
CONSIDER ME ENTERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 7th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
This is so cool.
Good luck to all who entered.
December 7th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
My cat would have a blast with this for at least 1 second. just kidding.
nothing says marry christmas more than a free laser
December 7th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Entered!
December 7th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I’ll use my VIP pass to get one of these…
December 7th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
a 95mW Green Laser would be such a chick magnet.
December 7th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Booom-shakalaka
December 7th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
ME WANT
December 9th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
i would likey one 2
December 9th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
i can use one of these
December 9th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
I have been a fan of WickedLasers for years, and a member of there forums for about a year. I could only imagine to have a laser years, ago. And winning this one would be amazing and a perfect compliment for my CORE.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:45 am
This deluxe cat toy really appears to justify the classic t-shirt,
“Do NOT look into LASER with remaining eye.”
December 10th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
mmm…. now if only I had a shark to attach it to.. Yes please!
December 11th, 2007 at 4:30 am
I am only leaving a comment so that I may have the chance to win…
December 11th, 2007 at 9:15 am
It’s not easy being green, but being a laser helps.
December 11th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Sign me up!
December 12th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Yay for lasers.
December 13th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Appreciate the thought! Consider me entered.
December 14th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
For attachment to a shark’s head.
December 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Wicked Awesome!!!
Sign me up for the contest for a Wicked Laser!
December 14th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Holy cow, I would love one of these puppies. Count me in!
December 14th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
… so I can whip this puppy out and have the last word even when I lose at Deflexion (the laser game).
December 14th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I want one! I want one!
December 15th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
This laser’s mine…
December 15th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I also want one! Hopefully, I won’t burn anything down….
December 15th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
laser… laser would be good.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:33 am
ooh ooh….. pick me ….I promise I’ll only use it for the greater good of mankind.
December 16th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
This will teach my cat to stop chasing lasers. This one fights back!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:15 am
Man, these things would be so much fun to have. It’s too bad they cost $400.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
oh yes. friggin sweet. i have a whole bag of balloons ready to pop. so this is my entry for winning the laser
December 18th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Mean & Green spectrum machine?
December 19th, 2007 at 7:04 am
It would be great to have a green laser to play with.
December 19th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
looks fun, i want.
December 20th, 2007 at 2:01 am
wicked awesome!
melt black plastic?
what if i try to burn down the shoes that hang off of powerlines?
if i point it at space, would it reach the eyes of some [now-blinded] alien?
i guess i would want one in any case.
gl to all
December 20th, 2007 at 7:19 am
now i won’t have to shell out for Lasik.
and how does one spell “laser” phonetically so that it sounds like Mike Myers as whatshisname in that movie?
December 20th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
cool laser hope i win
December 20th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
I MUST have this.. fits right into my plans for world domination!
December 20th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
omg, how cool! must … win … laser …
December 20th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Goodbye eyeballs
December 21st, 2007 at 3:19 am
Slightly better than a 1% chance to win, I like it.
December 21st, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Count me in!
December 21st, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Yup, love them odds #88, however you forgot about the plus 4 email entries if you link back. Though I still like the odds, hopefully I little good karma payback.
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Ohhh, I could sooo use this…….
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 pm
A big thanks to everyone who took the time to enter our contest to win this laser.
Kawa, you’re the big winner! I’ve already sent out an email to you. Just respond to that with where we can send it and it’s yours.
Thanks to everyone for stopping by!
The ArsGeek Team.
December 24th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
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January 3rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
o boy ive wanted 1 for so long and i love arsgeek sigh me up baby
February 15th, 2008 at 8:15 am
I would have loved this!! ButI’m in the UK, and its already gone Doh!
Great idea to promote your blog though!
March 28th, 2008 at 10:29 am
That lazer is so pimp. Could have lots of fun. Enter me please.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
this laser would be perfect to help me and my buddies with our night under the stars we do. enter me
May 24th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
god himself would fear me with this laser, not to mention all the kittens ^_^
August 12th, 2008 at 11:44 am
I’ve been entering contests hoping to win a free laser.
Hpoe I get this one.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
It’s really attractive.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Hope i win…really looks cool!!
October 6th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Well done.Its good information.
October 6th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Its a nice post about online shopping because Online shopping is fast becoming the most preferred mode of shopping whereby shoppers can reap the advantages of Internet shopping from the luxury of their homes.
October 14th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Entering the contest…
October 15th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Posting to win, good luck to all
October 16th, 2008 at 10:44 am
It’s cool,but too expensive.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I would love one of these, I saw a makezine article on how to make one out of canniblized parts from a dvd burner and a maglight, but my soldering skills suck.
October 18th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
that is a frickin sweet laser, man. PS Thanks for the other post on finding UUID’s with blkid command, that’s how I got here..
November 6th, 2008 at 1:29 am
These green lasers are excellent, wicked lasers is a great company. Definitely want one!
November 6th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Great lasers, great company! Definitely want!
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Next up, how about a contest to winn a free shark?
December 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Been saving for one of these, free is so much better though…
December 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Please Please Please…
January 1st, 2009 at 1:31 am
Such an amazing gadget. Count me in.
January 1st, 2009 at 1:32 am
or apparently I’m too late. damn
July 12th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
that laser gadget is really awesome
January 18th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
This post can really open up some thoughtful discussion. Thank you for putting forth the effort to put it together.
March 15th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Wow that is an awesome laser. Too bad I missed the contest. If only I would have been following your blog a few years ago : /
I guess I can just save up the $97 and buy one off that Wicked Lasers site.