em00guy said:Actually, I haven't learned anything in school. Seriously! Everything i know i learned from breaking things and fixing them (and a few books). When your microwave smells funny, dismantel it. When you cant figure out how to put it together again, build a microwave ray gun. The human mind is capable of an unfathomable amount of cunning. If you challenge it you can figure anything out. I remember one time when i was in junior high I forgot to build my science fair project until the day before. So i duct taped two quaker oats containers together, stuck a series of magnifying glasses and a flashlight inside and made a laser (sort of). My project went all the way to the state competition. Don't think it's because im smart, I actually have terrible grades and I don't work very hard. I just discovered long ago to backhand your brain when it tells you it can't do something. That, and geeks are in now so brains have a positive effect on my standing pw00ntang quotient.
Out of curiosity, How close did you get it to being collimated, and how wide was the beam?