My 16 y.o. son brought this ~18 min. video (YouTube) to my attention this evening, thinking that I would find it interesting.
I most definitely did!
The construction of the Lightsaber involved some old and new school machining methods, elaborate design, problem solving and intricate and masterful construction.
The video was published on YouTube on 10/8/20 and there are now almost 15.7M views!
There are a couple of shout-outs to their sponsor's, and one 'commercial' for an smart-phone based fantasy game. Well worth the price of admission imo.
When I watched it the follow-up video queued up right after it.
Enjoy!
Rob
__________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
October 15, 2020, 07:16 PM
Tavman
The group that did that one has quite a few neat videos. They've done rail and coil guns also.
October 16, 2020, 09:33 AM
Steve Collins
Looks like a glorified blowtorch to me.
October 16, 2020, 09:50 AM
Bisleyblackhawk
Interesting video...
Just keep them from the chipmunks...they will burn the forests down
"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet
October 16, 2020, 09:52 AM
1s1k
Kinda cool but way to dangerous for much usefulness.
If you guys want to see some cool technology that’s useful look up LEP (not LED) flashlights. They look like light sabers because the beam is so tight. They will also light something up thousands of yards away.
The Wright brothers didn't start by building an SR71.
The industrial applications would far exceed 40 year old's acting like 8 year olds.
$.02 worth.
Boss
A real life Sisyphus... "It's not the critic who counts..." TR Exodus 23.2: Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong... Despite some people's claims to the contrary, 5 lbs. is actually different than 12 lbs. It's never simple/easy.
