YouTuber styropyro, a.k.a. Drake Anthony, is obsessed with lasers. Known as the “D.I.Y. Laser Guy,” his latest creation — a 40 watt laser gun — has racked up more than 3 million views since he posted it June 7.

In the totally, absolutely, please do not try this at home category, Anthony walks us through his creation and demonstrates its ability to basically blow up balloons and light things on fire. Admittedly, we’d feel a bit better about these if Anthony had a fire extinguisher in plain view.

Once you get past the cringe factor that he hasn’t set his garage on fire yet, you see that Anthony is a pretty creative, upbeat, positive guy who just likes lasers. According to his site, he’s a 22-year-old at Southern Illinois University where he is triple majoring in chemistry, physics and math. He says he’s had more 55 million YouTube views since he started posting in 2006.

Again, while we admire his tenacity, please don’t do this at home.

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