Gorgeous raygun construction, spotted on the MAKE Flickr pool, fashioned from old radio and camera parts.
Atomic Disruptor Raygun
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I’m betting you’d have a lot of trouble getting this thing through airport security.
A gun made with an old He-Ne laser tube would be very similar to this and would also work, though maybe not as an atomic disruptor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-neon_laser
Heh, I’ve got the same mechanical shutter release camera grip that he used for this. Those poor loctals though…