Man builds impressively dangerous laser shotgun

You know, if I had one of those, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation to try and light a cigarette with it. Then I’d either catch my beard on fire, or end up shining it directly into my eye.

I’m glad I don’t have one. I’d only be able to trust myself not to do something stupid on a whim with it in a supervised laboratory setting, with safety goggles and fume hoods and eyewash stations and such.