Those of you who are old enough must remember the good old days of Duck Hunt
on the NES. After missing a duck in that game, I’m sure more than a few
of us wanted to burn the smug smile off that annoying dog. Now, a few
decades later, we can do just that. A few guys from the North Street
Labs got together, gutted an NES Zapper, and installed their own 445nm
diode, and hey presto. Eye-melting, match-lighting, arson-inviting
burning laser.
Of cours, a lot of work had to go into the whole project. They had
access to machinery to create their own totally necessary, beautifully
large and elegant heat sink, so don’t smash up your classic Zapper just
yet. Still, if you would like to learn how they made it, head over to http://www.northstreetlabs.org/Zapper.html to
get an idea, and watch a video of it in action. If you go ahead and
make one, send us a message so we can add you to our friends list.
