Revolutions have been fought with sticks, rocks, muskets and carbines. This being the 21st Century, it ought be no surprise that protestors are now packing lasers. But not the types of lasers you might have envisioned. Over the weekend, a photograph shot by Cairo-based news photographer Khaled Desouki for Agence France-Presse went viral. As hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Cairo to demand President Mohammed Morsi step down, a military chopper was called in. Dozens or hundreds of protestors scattered throughout the crowd responded by individually aiming their laser pointers at it, hoping to dazzle the sightlines of its occupants. (more…)
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The Protests in Egypt: Laser Pointer vs. Helicopter
Illinois-based Superior Joining Technologies is “a Woman-Owned Business,” as they proudly point out; for several years they’ve also been the owners of an incredibly bad-ass machine called the Trulaser Cell 7040 , a 5000-watt beast manufactured by Germany’s Trumpf. The Trulaser 7000 series are multi-axis laser cutting and laser welding machines that run off of CAD file input. What can these machines do with metal? A better question is what can’t they do. Observe their sheer majesty: By the bye, while I rate this video highly for the machine’s kick-assery, I still think the cat guy would’ve made this video awesome. (more…)