Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Functional Hand Phaser Pops Balloons Across the Room


(YouTube Link)


A tinkerer named Jay placed a fairly powerful laser inside a model of a type 2 hand phaser. At the link, you can view more pictures and read a technical explanation.

Star Trek isn't real...yet.

Link via Make

3 comments:

John Meunier said...

As long as the Romulans all fly on blimps and are made of inflated latex, we will be safe.

wrf3 said...

I want one!!!!!

John said...

Yeah, it would probably work better on Lexx, where people flew around in armed dirigibles.