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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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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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You can see more of styropyro’s videos here. 

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