Hello
There are a few magic tricks on the market where a match is ignited "magically". Sometimes that match is just held by the fingers, sometimes it is in a box. I don't know how these are done but I presume it's possible to do it with a laser (I know a lot about magic but not much about lasers).
Is this really feasible? I've seen matches ignited with green lasers but of course they are visible so it wouldn't work for the trick. I guess you could use an IR laser but are they small and powerful enough? Is the whole thing far too risky, given the potential damage to eyes or is solvable?
There are a few magic tricks on the market where a match is ignited "magically". Sometimes that match is just held by the fingers, sometimes it is in a box. I don't know how these are done but I presume it's possible to do it with a laser (I know a lot about magic but not much about lasers).
Is this really feasible? I've seen matches ignited with green lasers but of course they are visible so it wouldn't work for the trick. I guess you could use an IR laser but are they small and powerful enough? Is the whole thing far too risky, given the potential damage to eyes or is solvable?