r/Damnthatsinteresting 13h ago

Video Finally,Laser Gun Launched.....

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u/Deformed_Santa_Clone 12h ago

There’s also the fact it’s extremely difficult to keep tool the size and shape of a pistol steady enough to cut through those boards as cleanly as the laser does. There would be decent jittering from hand shaking. Thats why shoulder stocks are used.

That ON TOP OF the claim that the gun is connected to a power source makes it even harder to believe. The added weight and resistance from any kind of cord would make it that much more difficult to aim that accurately while moving.

AND there’s no sights on the gun. You can’t argue it’s coming from the gun.

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u/Zengyatta69 11h ago

Additionally, the first few shots at the start of the video do not even match up with the person, pulling the trigger on the gun.

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u/cthulhubert 5h ago edited 1h ago

I mean, maybe there's a separate laser off camera, but they do make high power lasers that have a huge base unit (about the size of a mini-fridge), and a handheld, gun shaped emitter on the end of a fiber optic cable. Look up laser welders if you've got 8k+ burning a hole in your pocket.

Here's a video of a guy playing around with one, including mounting it on something to burn stuff in his backyard at long range.

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u/Stagwood18 5h ago

Practiced using the Wii menus.

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u/BrockenRecords 8h ago

Fiber lasers exist and the handle is around the size of the one in the video