Firing from the Hip A daredevil YouTuber and tinkerer has built a handheld laser pointer that's powerful enough to melt pennies from a distance. In a video published last week, American inventor Drake "styropyro" Anthony followed up on a years-old laser pointer project, cramming dubiously-sourced and likely illegal laser parts from China into the housing of an old radar speed gun. Footage shows the impressive contraption lighting up an entire forest. Best of all, it transmits so much energy, it can light a whole bunch of stuff on fire. It can punch straight through red solo cups, instantly pop balloons, […]