As an aside, CO2 lasers will burn the front of your eyes and anything else- was working with one testing a thermal imager when I thought "what's that smell of burning?"-- it was my thumbnail! lol (no kidding).
Alignment lasers like HeNe will actually focus down onto your retina and burn it- done it myself whilst focusing a HeNe onto a microscope objective.Obviously I could't wear safety glasses 'cos I had to see the red dot. Bad mistake, my right eye still can't see straight lines properly.
Dun mess with your mince pies.
I love deadlines- I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.