Watch This DIY Lightsaber in Action

YouTube user styropyro, aka, The DIY Laser Guy, has made a DIY lightsaber that can burn through a variety of objects.

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May 29, 2013

YouTube user styropyro, aka, The DIY Laser Guy, aka, the Southern Illinois University chemistry student Drake Anthony, has always been “obsessed with light and fire.” And now he has made a DIY lightsaber that can burn through a variety of objects.

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