The inverse square rule would apply to unfocused radiation (because there the radiation is distributed across an area that is typically the surface of a sphere r^2*pi) So if you somehow manage to focus a beam accurately enough this space laser should work. (There will be power loss from interaction with the atmosphere, but I don't know much)
While that statistic would also be interesting, that would be dominated by completely different factors: pensioners, female employment, duration of education
There are plenty of people with more than 40h/w contracts in Germany. The legal max is still 48 h/w.
Wenn Hautärzte nur keine Mythenwesen wären
Using Merino wool seems like the opposite of environmentally friendly, I really wonder why they went for that.