These are acrylic blocks, irradiated using a particle accelerator.
The irradiation leaves charged pathways in the plastic, which are then discharged, causing fracturing of the plastic along the discharge path.
These guys are the masters of this - they rent time on an accelerator a few times a year to make them
http://www.capturedlightning.com/
My wife gave me one a few years ago. They make great nightlights.
awesome. its better then any of those old dusty paintings wich some peeps pay millions of dollars
Here is another nice production video:
Another customer return... lol
This one is 125mm in diameter and about 350mm tall, I acquired it about 30 years ago. It's a superb quality piece, not seen one like it for sale since.
what happens if someone aims the particle accelerator at their hand?
You get a burn right through, that cauterises the flesh in a shape exactly like the beam shape. This then will either fester and get septic ( yummy) or will turn into a solid block of scar tissue. If you are unlucky it will become malignant.
You get a burn right through, that cauterises the flesh in a shape exactly like the beam shape. This then will either fester and get septic ( yummy) or will turn into a solid block of scar tissue. If you are unlucky it will become malignant.
Or you will die of radiation poisoning. Unfortunately this "experiment" has been done by accident:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
There the beam pretty much was your entire body.......