The laser kid "The Homebrew Guru" or "Homebrew Guru" or just "TheHomebrewGuru" built a real laser ray gun in his grandparent's living room that he is living in to help pay for college, then posted a first-ever instructable on how to build it on instructables.com. The ray gun was featured on hackday.com and is gaining popularity in laser and electronics forums because of his funny video.

Some popular catch phrases of the laser kid include:

"First thing's first…I need some gloves"
"Oh…No…I forgot to align the switches beforehand"
"It can be fixed by a simple soldering job, but I was too lazy"
"Always wear proper eye protection" (yet does not in video)
"Why does the cat sh*t have to be right next to the power cord?"
"If I flip one of these switches incorrectly, there will be a big flash, four-hundred volts, so I better be careful"
"I'm gonna fire it, and I'm gonna show it to you"
"With a lens it could burn through metal…small…thin metal"
"With a lens it could burn through…anything"
"Two double A batteries will power the laser"
"It appears as though some of the glue has come off….I'll be right back"
"Everything from this project was salvaged from disposable cameras"
"I need to find something to fire"