Break glass from long distance with laserpoint

[tmackbb4]

I can do $4800. But mine is not copper. Thus the price diff.

 

[Cyparagon]

That's like a blade to cut water. It just passes through it, unless you want to get into some ridiculous science experiment to get it to work.

FREEZE the water. How's that for a "crazy science experiment" :na:

 

[tmackbb4]

What it frozen water called again. Oh yeah ice NOT WATER lol I was waiting for that though. Well played sir lol.

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Portable CO2's have been made.

Here's one in action with a red HeNe guide laser. At UKLEM '08

The guide laser can be clearly seen under the big tube. It looks more like a plain old AixiZ
module than HeNe. Though I must admit that I am intrigued by the idea of a HeNe that fits
inside an AixiZ module, or would be if such a thing existed.

 

[Pman]

Understand len

Thanks for the video lesson Bloom.

Has anyone messed around much with laser through ice?

Would like to get my hands on (well maybe not literally) some dry ice to mess with.....

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

That sounds like an interesting experiment. I've never done lasers through ice, but have done through fire. The beam jumps around and changes shape due to the hot gases acting as a lens.

 

[tmackbb4]

I've seen an ice lens that can start a fire. Mythbusters I think.

 

[bloompyle]

Before I was familiar with absorption properties, I tried "burning" ice with an 8X pointer. Few years ago.

Didn't work.

Though I would be interested in seeing CO2's effect with ice. CO2 lasers are used specifically in dermatology as it reacts so violently to the water in your skin. Could only imagine what interesting effects would come from pointing it at a large chunk of ice.

 

[Cyparagon]

It just sizzles and cuts (melts) through it like you might expect.

1.7MB .wmv download link

 

[Things]

Focusing a CO2 laser into water is kinda neat, the water vaporizes so quickly that it basically sputters the water everywhere.