Watch this Pocket Blu-ray Laser Pop 100 Balloons in a Row — May 6, 2013

Watch this Pocket Blu-ray Laser Pop 100 Balloons in a Row

In the video below it takes a laser custom-made from a flashlight and the laser diode of a Blu-ray burner drive about 7 seconds to cut down 100 black baloons like dominos.

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In the video below it takes a laser custom-made from a flashlight and the laser diode of a Blu-ray burner drive about 7 seconds to cut down 100 black baloons like dominos.

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