Want to build a super cool James Bond laser that burns shit, but donāt have a blue diode? Well, they cost about $50 here ā nah, screw it, letās trash this $200 Xbox 360 instead.
Click to view Seriously, after watching this, I canāt figure out why exactly the 360ās blue diode, and not any other, is the essential part. Iām sure it has to do with power, but when this thing is available from a site they reference, and half the video is devoted to disassembling the 360 and unsoldering the diode, wouldnāt it be cheaper and less time consuming to just ā¦ oh, I see what you all did there ā¦
But itās nice to know that, should I ever find myself in a post-apocalyptic society where I have to improvise weapons just to survive, Iāll be able to singe a Trollzā hair from 18 inches away with my own kit-bashed Xbox raygun blaster.
Laser Gun Made with Xbox 360 Parts [Break.com]
