levitating tiny diamonds with a laser

real laser tractor beam! this effect actually won the 2018 nobel prize in physics #shorts

[landomt]

Actually, much less powerful lasers can easily trap my cat and levitate it up the wall when I move it around.

[Pherretfish]

So you’re telling me alien lights that pick up cows are real?

[zuthalsoraniz]

The coolest part to me, and what I didn't expect at all, is that you can do it with just a handheld laser! I always expected laser levitation would require some ultraprecise optical table setup

[chicken]

"Pretty cool right" never gets old

[cozmex_hero]

- tells us that you can pick up items with a laser
- refuses to elaborate

[jwizzle]

about the same size diamond i can afford for my gf

[Jerrypc]

If it's able to trap small cells. In theory, could you make a big enough laser to trap bigger things like small animals or insects?

[calebyoung]

Bro now I want a 30 minute video of this stuff in depth! This is awesome 👏

[BananaLizard]

"pretty cool, right??"
the most iconic catchphrase ever

[velocitygmd]

That “pretty cool right?” Will never get old

[SteelKicker]

This man's out here levitating diamonds with lasers

[Bubblegumanic]

We are coming closer and closer to making a real life physics gun

[trolleybike]

We found it boys, the garry's mod physics gun

[rnglillian]

Really happy for these shorts so there's less time in between knowing for sure that he hasn't accidentally died

[Flyd-]

Diamond: “what’s taking so long Scotty?”

[ushelushel]

The masculine urge to levitate diamonds with a handheld laser

[AutoNGT]

I’m glad you live in this time where your catch phrase can be “pretty cool, right?” instead of “I’m not a sorcerer, please don’t burn me at the stake!”

[shorty]

Yep he’s magic, you can’t convince me otherwise

[yungifez]

Wave particle duality is on a whole new level

[enderkoregameing]

This man just takes insanely advanced technology and concepts and passes it all off as just "pretty cool"