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  1. 01-02-2012, 13:40 #1
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    Lightbulb Popped my first balloon .....

    ... in style with a bit of C+++ code
    Fell ill, got bored, got slightly better, had the day off, grabbed the laptop and projector and produced a little toy.
    Of course it did not involve a hand-held but the good old RGB projector and some coding to generate target acquisition and an auto firing sequence. If it wasn't for the 1.2 W laser beam I would sell this and child-safe fire crackers :-). It took me roughly 22 years to go from owning a laser to popping a balloon and I have to admit that I had a lot of fun doing it, this way.

    See vid for your entertainment! It is not edited so it is a bit long: feel free to skip to 1:35 when bored.

    http://youtu.be/JhAw_ws8gAs

    Disclaimer for the trigger-happy safety critics: The projector's safety was not in place, what I showed should not be possible with a proper projector. The software is deliberately unsafe to allow this functionality and it will not be made available to the community. And of course I, laser god Zoof, know what I'm doing and how to do it safely.
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    Lol, that is great! Nicely done!

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    epic! Nice one Zoof!
    Youtube
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    I love it !
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    Totally freaking awesome!!!! LOL!!!
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    Great job.....excellent
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    I need one of these mounted on the front of my car...

    ^^^ Just a thought bubble ^^^
    This space for rent.
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    F'ing Classic !!! Terra sez..." If ONLY the cats would sit still.....finally a good use for that stupid box that the human looks at soooo much !! " BEAM
    Beam Axiom #1 ~The Quantum well is DEEP ! Photons for ALL !!
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    Beam Axiom #3 ~Whe'n dout...Po ah Donk awn et !!
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    Beam Axiom #4 ~A Chicken in every Pot, and a Laser Lumia in every Livingroom !!
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    Beam Axiom #5 ~"Abstract Photonic Expressionism"....is "Abstractonimical" !!
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    Beam Axiom #6 ~ "A Posse ad Essea" ~ From being possible to being actual ...is the beam target !
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  9. 01-02-2012, 18:29 #9
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    You've accomplished what, until now, was considered an impossible task -to make a balloon-popping video that's compatible with PL.

    Kudos!

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  10. 01-02-2012, 20:16 #10
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    unbelievable!!!!! couple this to a laserscope and you have some serious home defence system

    seems that you have created a killer app for targeting bounce mirrors too
    "its called character briggs..."
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