Anybody wanna see Penny vs. Laser?

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The "Zinc" penny is actually a copper plated zinc planchet. The Copper is thin enough to burn faster than a normal Copper Cent.
Interesting laser experiment.

 

Yeah... I watch this guy a lot and he does some pretty interesting experiments.

 

betcha' they're gonna spend that penny and it's going to show up here as a mint error question ....

 

XD... Well if it does... we all know the secret

 

Rest in peace to that wheat cent.

 

XD

 

If I can ever figure out how to protect the camera, I should do a video of my big Fresnel lens focusing sunlight on a Zincoln. It (like the laser in this video) doesn't just melt the zinc, it boils it. I actually got a "pop" out of one cent.

I do wonder what will come of all these high-powered lasers becoming so easy to get. When I was a little scientist, lasers were expensive, and that made it easier to enforce the rules around them. I remember needing goggles and training to even enter a room where a 100mW laser was operating. Now any fool with a few hundred bucks can buy a handheld five-watt (5000mW) laser and wave it around like a flashlight. I'd say "it will end in tears", except the tears will be puffed into steam too.

 

Yes- do NOT play with lasers. They are completely dangerous and you run the risk of really doing damage.

Pointing them at planes is a felony. Don't play that game unless you are entirely responsible enough to handle them appropriately.

 

I already know this... I’m only 2 years younger than you

 

Those guys are unstable and I'm sure the government is keeping a very close eye on them. I kept waiting for the glass behind the object to explode. Now that would have been fun to watch.

 

Ikr... funny I thought the exact same thing about the glass

 

The government hasn't even been able to watch itself. He's pretty responsible I watch his crazy backyard experiments.

 

He even made sure there were no planes within a 100 miles in the specific direction he aimed the laser... as irresponsible as aiming a high powered laser into the sky is, that was pretty smart to check if any aircraft were in that specific direction

 

20,000 BTU psi at 10 seconds on a 2010. You can still see Lincoln.

 

Do you own this?

 

I do.

 

Nice... Where do you guys find these?

 

LOL

 

I found it in my pocket and burned it with a torch.