{"id":527,"date":"2015-11-15T19:55:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2015-11-15T19:55:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:55:15","slug":"week-46-2015-radiation-and-the-stimulated-emission-thereof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/?p=527","title":{"rendered":"Week 46, 2015 &#8211; Radiation and the Stimulated Emission Thereof"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>A new post? After Fallout 4 was released?! And it&#8217;s actually ON TIME?!?!?! \u00a0Yeah, I amaze even myself sometimes.<\/h6>\n<p>Five days ago, Fallout 4 dropped. \u00a0So I&#8217;ve kinda been doing nothing but playing that since then&#8230; \u00a0But that doesn&#8217;t mean nothing of note has been going on, because yesterday&#8230; This happened.<\/p>\n<h6>Excuse the certain earthy potato-like flavor of these pics, I used a\u00a0Samsung Galaxy S3 to snap them, because I&#8217;m sick of not getting these sorts of\u00a0<em>liveblagging<\/em> images\u00a0when\u00a0I can&#8217;t be bothered to set up a bunch of lights and a tripod. \u00a0I need a point-and-shoot that can do RAW. :&lt;<\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_528\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_124850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-image-528 size-large\" title=\"A FREAKIN' LASER!  From China, with cheapness.\" src=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_124850-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20151114_124850\" width=\"645\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_124850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_124850-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A FREAKIN&#8217; LASER! From China, with cheapness.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_529\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125925.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"wp-image-529 size-large\" title=\"In its new (at least temporary) home between the 3D printer and the NEO-GEO cabinet.\" src=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125925-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20151114_125925\" width=\"645\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125925-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125925-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In its new (at least temporary) home between the 3D printer and the NEO-GEO cabinet.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_530\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125948.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-530\" class=\"wp-image-530 size-large\" title=\"The inside.  I'm going to need a power bed upgrade and an air assist... And I'd like to get rid of that stupid exhaust duct.\" src=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125948-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20151114_125948\" width=\"645\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125948-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_125948-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inside. I&#8217;m going to need a power bed upgrade and an air assist&#8230; And I&#8217;d like to get rid of that stupid exhaust duct.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_531\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_145000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-531\" class=\"wp-image-531 size-large\" title=\"A 40 Watt, water-cooled, CO2 laser tube.\" src=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_145000-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20151114_145000\" width=\"645\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_145000-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151114_145000-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 40 Watt, water-cooled, CO2 laser tube.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_534\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_030755.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-image-534 size-large\" title=\"The second test, after using the laser to engrave the word 'TEST'... I wonder what it is?\" src=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_030755-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20151115_030755\" width=\"645\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_030755-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_030755-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second test, after using the laser to engrave the word &#8216;TEST&#8217;&#8230; I wonder what it is?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_535\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_032119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-image-535 size-large\" title=\"It seems Vault Boy approves of my use of 'Science!'  Guess I can go back to Fallout 4 now.\" src=\"http:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_032119-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20151115_032119\" width=\"645\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_032119-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_032119-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.makecoolthings.com\/wp\/2015\/11\/20151115_032119-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It seems Vault Boy approves of my use of &#8216;Science!&#8217; Guess I can go back to Fallout 4 now.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ll do a more in-depth look at the laser soon, as well as the November acquisitions post.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new post? After Fallout 4 was released?! And it&#8217;s actually ON TIME?!?!?! \u00a0Yeah, I amaze even myself sometimes. Five days ago, Fallout 4 dropped. \u00a0So I&#8217;ve kinda been doing nothing but playing that since then&#8230; \u00a0But that doesn&#8217;t mean nothing of note has been going on, because yesterday&#8230; This happened. Excuse the certain earthy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,28],"tags":[29,62,33],"wf_post_folders":[79],"class_list":["post-527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogposts","category-status-report","tag-acquisitions","tag-laser-cutter","tag-made-in-china"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NlLW-8v","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527\/revisions\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=527"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwf_post_folders&post=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}