Thermal camera VS Carbon Dioxide Laser!

Episode 57

#thermalcamera
#FLIR
#carbondioxidelaser

In this episode I explore a CO2 laser with a thermal camera, and manage to break it!
It looks like there is potential for some really awesome experiments with it though!

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0:00 Intro
0:08 Background
0:57 Electromagnetic Spectrum
1:16 Carbon Dioxide Lasers
1:41 Experimental setup
2:13 Synrad controller (Home Made!)
2:48 CO2 Laser demo: Fire!
3:26 Focused beam!
3:58 Seeing an invisible beam of heat!
4:51 Diffraction
5:55 I damaged the thermal camera!
6:38 Warning about thermal cameras!
6:51 Potential experiments!
7:16 Credits