100-watt laser igniter cutting blade used for precision cutting.
  • 151 points hikeonpast

    I feel sorry for the unseen bystanders in the background.

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    25 points MrDrDooooom

    Don't worry... Stormtroopers blasting!

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    3 points SpiderSlitScrotums

    Stormtroopers are precise, just not accurate. They always miss in perfect clusters.

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    5 points Alarming_Ad9507

    Unseen and now non seeing

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    2 points SturmGizmo

    It's like the fourth cardinal rule, what's behind your target.

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  • 122 points Servo_comics

    Precision my ass. That things cuts metal like Qui-Gon Jinn cuts through blast doors. Badass though.

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    24 points Wootai

    I think the ‘precision’ is referring to the olfa snap blades not the laser.
    The title is actually closer to “[watch this video of a] 100-watt laser igniter [as it’s used for] cutting [a] blade used for precision cutting.”

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    21 points juggerjew

    So word puke BS title

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    1 points DeusCaelum

    I agree with you, and also made me realize I didn't know the generic name for an X-Acto blade.

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    4 points Nobody6269

    Tripod needed for precise cuts

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  • 11 points waspinatorrulez

    And still no phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

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    3 points CallMeGutter

    Hey, buddy, only what you see.

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  • 33 points 1000_Faces

    Temu link?

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  • 15 points ZackMGlass

    ....now hit a disco ball.

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    2 points shityplumber

    Calm down satan

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  • 6 points Bobby6kennedy

    "Handheld" and "precision cutting" are typically mutually exclusive.

    I still totally want one even though I have no idea what I would do with it after figuring out how thick of metal it could cut.

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  • 34 points mazzicc

    I love how everyone is talking about the dangers to your sight, and somehow ignoring that this laser is almost instantly melting metal.

    If this hits your body anywhere it’s gonna cause problems. Your eye is just one small area it could hit.

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    35 points Nihla

    If this hits your body anywhere it’s gonna cause problems.

    Not really. Flesh absorbs different wavelengths than steel or wood, and water is incredibly good at dissipating heat through phase transition. At very worst you'd get a burn akin to accidentally touching a soldering iron, and more likely you're just going to smell like burning hair for a few hours.

    The receptors in your eyes are genuinely what are at risk here. The spot in your eye from reflected light destroying them is going to last years if you're lucky, and that's if it goes away at all.

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    13 points cillian64

    The heat burns to your body are only if it hits your body, so that’s relatively easy to avoid. The issue with eyes is that even a diffuse reflection (so even if the target isn’t shiny) can damage eyesight with that sort of power. That’s not as obvious as direct burns where you point it.

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    8 points TheW83

    Lasers in this power range can damage your eyesight by just looking at the reflection of it off of a surface without proper protection. It's not just about it pointing directly into your eye. That would definitely be instant blindness of course.

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    2 points TheAserghui

    Aim small, miss small

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  • 5 points LurkerFailsLurking

    Wildfire starter

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  • 2 points Embarrassed_Spell_28

    Fuck a tase gun!

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  • 2 points Khazaad

    Anyone else go right to Amazon?

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    2 points modianos

    How much are they?

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    5 points Khazaad

    $400-$1200. Not on Amazon. i learned a little bit about lasers though. not a true 100 w output laser. still cool though

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  • 2 points suspiciousboxlol80

    Is it too late to ask Santa?

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  • 2 points davper

    How can I smuggle one of these into prison? Asking for a friend.

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    3 points thrilla_gorilla

    I got ya covered. Grab your ankles

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    2 points pjcace

    Ah, the old prison pocket.

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  • 2 points Dirt290

    Sure but what's the battery life?

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  • 3 points crankbot2000

    I feel like you could easily melt someone by accident

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    4 points modianos

    "By accident"

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  • 4 points Hi-Scan-Pro

    I need one. 

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  • 4 points IAmOgdensHammer

    This feels fake 

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    28 points Objective_Couple7610

    The consistent wind direction is the only thing convincing me that this is real.

    That, and the fact that Chinese hardware that completely ignores human safety is par for the course lol

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    3 points TheW83

    Check out styropyro on youtube. He's got lasers like this but they are way beefier. The size of this alone doesn't seem like 100w output but it could be doing 100W pulses at a high frequency and not a solid beam.

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  • 1 points SeveralEgg5427

    Plastic shim…

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  • 1 points floznstn

    Unterminated beam path… tsk tsk

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  • 0 points bairava8

    Where to get one

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    2 points rhudejo

    Do not get one. This is one of the most dangerous handheld tools. just looking at the reflection causes permanent eye damage. Also as you see it does not have a beam. Using it not in an enclosed space is a danger to everyone unless you're miles away from any human (which is not the case for 99.99% of the people)

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    1 points bairava8

    Yes, I understand that….

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  • 0 points UnacceptableUse

    Why is it battery powered?

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