When I originally posted this thread back on Saturday 04-16-2016, 11:09 PM, I stated that “I was sorry to see Eitan, thejoker301, seemingly to have become yet another LPF member getting caught up in the difficulties of being a laser builder when having ridden too high on his success got swept up...
>>>>In Medias Res<<<<
This year is the 70th Anniversary of the Successful Test of the First Atom Bomb at the Trinity Site in New Mexico
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I was having two separate over lapping texting conversations this morning. The first with my wife in the waiting room of her GYN, and the second with the Lead Admin in our office. Luckily she knows me all too well having worked together with her for a quite a while. The bad thing is she is also...
Scientists find how magic mushrooms alter the mind
Boxes containing magic mushrooms are displayed at a coffee and smart shop in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
hmmmm . . . mushrooms, lasers and Pink Floyd?
In response to this thread - In the Hospital - I reached out to Jeff (vortish) and asked his permission to allow us to help him.
Fri Jun 13th NOTICE - Since the cat got let of the bag - which is alright - I wish to announce just a bit early that by unanimous vote all current PayPal donors...
Just another variant of my OCD fixatedly preoccupational absorbed and engrossed collecting habits.
btw – all of the following are generally readily available – I just picked these up as I came across them
2" Uranium Glass Sphere - 556 CPM Uranium Glass
2% Thoriated Tungsten TIG...
I must say, I for one have great difficulty in picking just one favorite wave length;
However, I've always had a fondness for a pure and expressive Magenta
04-17-2014 at 07:49 PM
For all those who have yet to place your vote here's another paint swath of very fine Magenta
Alright...
Okay so these type posts are fairly common, where most often they surface as an OPs very first post. So, what do you/would you post as a response? Select as many of the listed poll items as would apply to your response. And remember there are no right or wrong answers as This Is the Internet...
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In the Beginning
Physics,aps.org | January 27, 2005• Phys. Rev. Focus 15, 4
Focus: Invention of the Maser and Laser
Charles Townes’ pair of papers on the first maser in 1954 and 1955 laid the foundation for the laser era.
Proud father...
The "For Damn Sure Don't Need a Burning Laser" Club
Membership Qualifications for joining The Club
You open multiple threads Posting the Same Damn Thing Over and Over Again:
- I just want to burn stuff and pop a balloon
- What is the least mW it takes to burn?
- What color laser burns...
Scoring, Cutting, and Flame Polishing Borosilicate Glass Tubing
1) Method 1 - cutting glass tubing by scoring and applying sufficient leverage to snap it. Scoring can be accomplished with a small corner file, Dremel tool with a diamond wheel, a Glass Tubing Cutter, or your fiancée’s diamond...
As questions are periodically and seeming to be more often raised about the use of lasers in controlling salt water aquarium pests, I wish to offer the following compilation of links and information for ease of referral to all our Reefer friends.
A few lasers that will work nicely:
2.5W...
A Poll of Probable Futility
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I noted how the following thread played out in proving to be a most excellent demonstration of what has metastasized within LPF (and not just within the Other Section).
Making Quality Posts
As a member of LPF what do you...