Morgan
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Hi All,
I've been building lasers for a while now but never tried to actually pop a balloon. I thought this was supposed to be pretty easy but when trying to burst my first balloon today I suffered a serious fail!
It's fair to say that this was a distance shot so it wasn't as straight forward as usual but I was very disappointed. I'm pretty sure I saw flashes that looked like flame a few times but no pop.
What do you guys think? Is it just a question of power? Do you think if I brought the balloon closer it may work better? A different colour balloon or a sharpie? Maybe I should just save up and get a more powerful laser?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to your suggestions. Below is a picture of the attempt. I just don't know what went wrong? Any ideas? :thinking:
:crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup:
Sorry, but I couldn't resist taking this today! I've seen them come over so many times but never close enough to make a decent attempt at this photo!
The host is actually empty at the moment so there was absolutely no way of even accidentally trying to pop this most excellent balloon!
Enjoy this bit of levity!
Thanks,
M
I've been building lasers for a while now but never tried to actually pop a balloon. I thought this was supposed to be pretty easy but when trying to burst my first balloon today I suffered a serious fail!
It's fair to say that this was a distance shot so it wasn't as straight forward as usual but I was very disappointed. I'm pretty sure I saw flashes that looked like flame a few times but no pop.
What do you guys think? Is it just a question of power? Do you think if I brought the balloon closer it may work better? A different colour balloon or a sharpie? Maybe I should just save up and get a more powerful laser?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to your suggestions. Below is a picture of the attempt. I just don't know what went wrong? Any ideas? :thinking:
:crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup:
Sorry, but I couldn't resist taking this today! I've seen them come over so many times but never close enough to make a decent attempt at this photo!
The host is actually empty at the moment so there was absolutely no way of even accidentally trying to pop this most excellent balloon!
Enjoy this bit of levity!
Thanks,
M