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You Can Levitate Tiny Diamond Particles Using A Cheap Red Laser Pointer
Video: Did you know a cheap red laser pointer is good for more than just annoying people at a movie theatre? As YouTube’s Styropyro, AKA Drake Anthony, demonstrates, by focusing the beam you can actually use it to lift and levitate tiny specs of diamond dust, similar to how Star Trek’s tractor beams seemingly work.