LASER MICROWAVE! - Nuclear Engineer Reacts to styropyro

Nuclear Engineer Reacts to styropyro "I Converted my Microwave into a LASER Oven!"

[lazyer]

"Someone in the comments tell me why mayonnaise makes lasers--"

It doesn't... welcome to styropyro's channel with the host who is able to combine insanity and genius so much that the universe just lets him do whatever he wants scientific wise with little consequences

[ClaytonBrownMusicOfficial]

We love some styropyro! Dude’s _unhinged._

[Veemon]

styro is the embodiment of "just because you can doesn't mean you should but i'm doing it anyway cause it sounds cool"

[lostcolonyforge]

This is no longer a microwave its a macrowave

[pauldrice]

StyroPyro is the exact type of person that you'd be terrified to hear he has a doctorate and an inspiration to us all.

[Zero_Gravitas]

The mayo is a computer geek joke. Back in 2011 Hardware Secrets tested a whole bunch of thermal compounds and a bunch of alternatives like lipstick, butter and toothpaste, and the mayo actually performed reasonably well.

[soylentgreenb]

Maynaise is OK cooling paste between the heat sink and the laser diodes. It wouldn't tolerate years of operation like proper cooling paste (even the white ceramic crappy kind) but for hours of operation it is surprisingly not that terrible.

[fusionwing]

welcome to styropyro, this dude is your textbook definition of mad scientist, anything that typically looks ridiculous like that mayo part is usually a joke XD as is his tendency to destroy stuff in those montages

[justinmcgough]

I never realised how much the FCC was focused on radio wave pollution until I started working for a cable company. I learned that the majority of internet and cable in homes and businesses is still coax cable and that the frequency signals travel on those lines is the same frequency as radio waves. So if a coax cable has a tear in the insulation, some of that signal can leak off as actual radio waves into the air. As such every cable and internet company has an agreement with the FCC to minimize signal leakage from their cables below a certain threshold so it doesn't fill up the air with noise. So yeah. Running an open microwave pointed into the sky is a good way to get the attention of the feds.

[GaryHarrington]

I just found Styropyro's page today and after watching about a dozen of his laser & electrical videos, I found it not only accurate and educational, many parts I found absolutely hilarious. Obviously the guy is a genius in the field, but he also has the ability to entertain educationally which is a fantastic way to teach kids who have to listen to a boring teacher. He even debunks those flashy clickbate free energy & perpetual motion videos. This guy is fantastically gifted, whoever he is!

[johnstamos]

I think the algorithm is picking this up and I couldnt be happier! Love content like this especially with qualified people reacting who can offer input and more in depth thoughts than a layperson

[dwightk.schrute]

Interesting bit about the fluctuations in the power draw of microwaves. I remember watching a documentary where an analyst from a power plant spoke about how they have to anticipate societal trends to ensure there's enough power on the grid, like "Oh, there's going to be a soccer match starting at 7pm so the half-time is going to be around 7:50pm so let's make sure the grid has enough juice for all those microwaves and fast boils".

[ShitkidOfJamrock]

Styro could say "95 watt handheld laser" and any trained professional would say "do you mean miliwatt?"

No, no he does not.
And yes, he did build one of those

[XcaptainXobliviousX]

those arent D batteries, theyre big ol chunky capacitors

[yogurtofthemultiverse]

Pretty sure the mayonnaise thing was a joke, but he plays it so straight it's hard to tell

[NileForce]

7:17 the sound of a crappy camera’s microphone being bombarded with microwaves goes so hard. This is exactly the type of noise Death Grips would sample.

[mr.m]

I highly recommend his channel, mental illness+knowledge+free time is one heck of a combo

[thechumbucket]

Absolutely love the Styropyro reaction videos❤❤

[nonsuch]

Although they are roughly the same size, those are 2200 µF 100V Capacitors at 14:12, not D Batteries.

[KamiNoBaka]

The mention of a rectifier with a partially dismantled microwave on screen made me consider how awesome a collab between Styropyro and ElectroBOOM would be.