So I was pointing my <5mW red around in my workshop today and it hit something that made this crazy refracted reflection. When I went to see what it was I found an old computer CPU that I had taken apart a long time ago. Not only did I remove it from the computer but also (not so carefully) removed the protective cover over the etched silicon chip. So these are a few pics of what happens when you reflect a laser off one of these chips.
Sorry about the quality. I took them with my iPhone and was tring to hold the cpu, aim the laser and point the camera all at the same time. I'm still working on my DSLR laser photography so the iPhone was the next easiest thing. You still get the point though.
This is what the CPU looks like. The cover was extremely hard to remove so I ended up cracking the whole thing by accident. I then glued the pieces back together on a piece of paper. (Not really sure why I didn't just glue the pieces themselves back together...)
Pretty cool effects right?
Sorry about the quality. I took them with my iPhone and was tring to hold the cpu, aim the laser and point the camera all at the same time. I'm still working on my DSLR laser photography so the iPhone was the next easiest thing. You still get the point though.
This is what the CPU looks like. The cover was extremely hard to remove so I ended up cracking the whole thing by accident. I then glued the pieces back together on a piece of paper. (Not really sure why I didn't just glue the pieces themselves back together...)
Pretty cool effects right?