This Pyro Makes the Strongest DIY Lasers In the World Out of Old Tech

From a storage unit in rural Illinois, KZbinr Styropyro builds high-powered laser experiments in a makeshift lab for his nearly half a million subscribers. A chemist by training, Drake Anthony started his Styropyro KZbin channel over a decade ago, when he was still a teenager.
As KZbin clamps down in recent years on the types of content it allows on its platform, Styropyro claims that DIY, science-focused KZbinrs like him are getting unreasonably moderated. Motherboard travelled to rural Illinois to meet up with him at his DIY science lab.
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[@styropyro]

I had a ton of fun doing this shoot with you guys. Thanks for making it a great experience!

[@arva3959]

Just came here after watching your video, really appreciate what you do and bring to the platform. Looking forward to the new projects and collaborations!

[@JamesPawson]

You're so awesome Styro! I don't know why I never thought of this before, watching your videos-- you remind me of Val Kilmer in a movie I loved as a kid, _Real Genius._

[@-T90Vladimir]

Just found out about your channel, it is awesome! I love lasers too, so far I only managed to turbocharge an eBay green laser with an adjustable power supply, got it to pop balloons. Definitely want to get more powerful stuff, it is easier because we don't have regulations for lasers here. Only the price is the limit.

[@tact.y]

I DIDNT THINK IT WAS YOU BUT THEN I HEARD UR VOICE IN THE VID HOLY MINECRAFT

[@invictusprima4437]

How/why have you not gotten a DARPA contract yet

[@curtisl7345]

Man I wouldn’t want to go up against this guy in lazer tag

[@itchycavity8663]

Curt Dylan mirror armor is a plus

[@3DxPOD]

Tag, you're dead.

[@snakefoolery2177]

well he would kill everyone in seconds if he brought own lasers

[@Slippzy]

Whoever is liking this must be 8 and under🤦‍♂️

[@curtisl7345]

Slippzy drink your profile picture

[@Solid_Snake99]

Styropyro: Incredible safety precautions Also Styropyro: “if you touch any of these metallic wires you’re dead instantly”

[@jamesjason3788]

Also styropyro:*inhales chloroform*

[@deepstariaenigmatica2601]

if he didn't tell and you'd touch it, you'd want to say the opposite lol

[@DynestiGTI]

Martin Cabello III: "you're dead, you're fucking dead"

[@fearnoevil833]

he'll bring some sort of portable deathstar

[@limdaoyuan7218]

@@fearnoevil833 “can this portable deathstar destroy a planet? Only one way to find out.”

[@damianmadrid1208]

"I love lasers, I love lights, I love moths." THis kid is going places!

[@Tedd755]

Kid? Dude's 25.

[@AlexKFWrigley]

But does he love lamp

[@MrTrickproduction]

Möth

[@simpslayer7414]

LaMp

[@jacobleb420]

He's doing this because he WANT to. He even says in the video that he turned down job offers from defense contractors...

[@xensonar9652]

This guy is the right kind of nuts.

[@connerd2183]

The main cause of warps in all of reality Maybe I'm to foreign to get you're "joke", but if you're being serious: in German a person with autism is actually called a Autist. FUN FACT!!

[@DippinSauc]

Puck Daily except you're more than him in it.

[@connerd2183]

The main cause of warps in all of reality Well, that would've been the right use of it, if i hadn't already mentioned that I'm no master of the English language :/ But still pretty cool to use a reddit thing on KZbin, you're da boss mate ;)

[@shoyu3899]

Jay Wilson this is the comment I was looking for 😂

[@etiennen4136]

The main cause of warps in all of reality. Clever

[@imstill20sodm9yogirls9]

Pyro: I didn’t find a nuclear bomb in my basement but luckily I found some materials in my kitchen to make a better and stronger one from the usual ones that bore me

[@xylxylxylxyl]

Yep. Him in a nutshell.

[@koji2975]

Wanna tell us what that name's about

[@JL-jg2jg]

Oh radiation tickles

[@triton6490]

What is that name

[@rasslebaby]

He's just such a wholesome dude, and i actually wanna cry I'm so happy he's getting this attention.

[@tjcmoto5484]

Yah definitely seems like a nice guy.

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

If you cry for that you got a problem

[@shrekbruh1902]

Cap

[@echoz7111]

Ik right hes so genuine and nice

[@ivoryas1696]

MF Doomtree I wanna meet him someday honestly. It'd either be lit(literally) or chill AF.

[@An00bis]

There's literally a video of Gordon Ramsay learning how cocaine is made but a lasooka gets removed?

[@OilyAnimal3]

Really??? What 🤯

[@Jaymz87]

@@OilyAnimal3 look it up it's there he isn't joking...

[@thatguybrody4819]

youtube at its finest. big youtuber/famous guy: here's how you make cocaine. youtube: yes. smaller channel: let's show science! youtube: stop telling kids to make bombs/drugs!

[@HarshJain-it2bg]

Boy there are thousands of youtube videos mostly in languages like chinese and korean which depict you very easily how to make all military grade explosives

[@squidwardo7074]

@@HarshJain-it2bg do you happen to have any links or anything to search to find those videos?

[@musicformed]

Showing dead man in forest? KZbin: ✔️✔️✔️ Science videos involving lasers? KZbin: ❌❌❌

[@josuelugosarchive1864]

But they....took that one down too.....

[@musicformed]

@@josuelugosarchive1864 but they still advertise him on the frontpage

[@kneegrow32]

He was put on the trending page...

[@pufferfish7859]

Dude that is 100% accurate

[@epicsquadplayz786]

Ares he’s gonna make a vid of him building the first ever nuclear fusion generator that can be held in you arms

[@sieve5]

Motherboard, you are doing something amazing by interviewing all these KZbinrs like rich rebuilds and others. Keep it up, maybe even get Louis Rossman on here.

[@HimanshuSharmazzzz]

sieve5 maybe cody's lab too

[@Jeffreyfrmn]

LOUIS!!!!!!!

[@mememachine8954]

Louis Rossman is anti far left wing, there is no way in hell he is getting on here and not being edited ot look awful.

[@icecreamalacarte]

All I could think of while watching- "I'm waiting for the laser popcorn feat from Real Genius." Also, love, love this guy's outlook and enthusiasm; inspiring, as all scientific research can be. Great work man and sub'd.

[@headcheese3]

Rossman got approaches by VICE and turned them down. He made a video about why he turned them down, but I'm to lazy to go find it.

[@TheComedyButchers]

The most innocent mad scientist I’ve ever seen

[@IllmatickG59]

this guys pretty much rick without interdenominational travel and an drinking problem

[@drr30]

@@IllmatickG59 Young Rick - before he got jaded and drunk

[@IllmatickG59]

Daniel Roberts oh yea tiny rick lmao perfect

[@aeodkiller]

He reminds me of Okabe Rintaro from Steins;Gate. He even uses microwaves for experiments!

[@hardboiled_cat]

666th like... whoopsie-daisie, hehe boi

[@ExtraLongHonkers]

this dudes "gardener" is an FBI agent for sure. and he's sweatin

[@DeAznBoi111]

He keeps the FBI agent in check 😂

[@Ty_N_KC]

Lol

[@jonas271srm3]

He keeps his FBI agent entertained

[@genericanimename6733]

Plot twist: its the military disguised as fbi agents disguised as gardeners to steal his ideas

[@Danny-e5n]

Lol!

[@indigocharlie7218]

"Not only will this kill you, it'll hurt the whole time while you're dying. " 😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@MaxRebo1]

Indigo Charlie 😂😂😂😂😂😂👌👌👌😘🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🤩🤩😘😘😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😆😆😆😆😁😁😁😄😄😄😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😅😇

[@KiemPlant]

Damn, sounds perfect for my needs 😀👌🏻

[@alfepalfe]

True

[@andrewhamop6665]

I died laughing when I read that

[@andrewhamop6665]

And it hurt so much

[@prakharpandey2392]

Best defence against this guy *MIRROR ARMOUR*

[@adrianbeli3076]

Prakhar Pandey no he said it can just demolish a mirror lol

[@trydodis690]

A ceramic bulletproof best would probably still work best.

[@adawg3032]

Technically gold plated mirror sanwiched between 2 liquid argon cascade waterfalls will defend

[@beesee4041]

Styropyro: Pulls out hammer* Mirror Guy: øh ñö

[@TungVoid]

He also has a hammer and some makeshift mortals

[@17industries42]

KZbin employees at 8:40: “Is ThAt a FuLlY SeMiAuToMaTiC AsSAuLt LaSeR 15?!?!?! ReEeEeEeEeEeEeEeE Demonetized”

[@SixKnives]

Fully semi automatic laser 15🤣 im done

[@Spoonable]

I love the AL-15 it's my favourite gun

[@user-vr5zk9ox8d]

17Industries Nah, it’s the full auto LzR-14 with adjustable kick stock. Gosh, you should get to know your laser-beam guns 🙄

[@isaacbyrkit6834]

That sounds exactly like every liberal in this earth

[@cpt.lando333]

@@SixKnives lmao im just laughing at "fully semi automatic"

[@lorenzohaly7154]

Yeeeey styropyro is getting the attention he deserves

[@chrispycream7748]

Fr

[@AnonymousAnonymous-pp5of]

He's very underrated

[@yasyasmarangoz3577]

😂yes

[@sued_]

He needs to be in youtube rewind

[@dfour10]

Not enough yet. He’s a great talent.

[@kw5992]

Every youtube broadcaster seems to dislike youtube for the same reason. censorship.

[@user-vr5zk9ox8d]

K W - That’s what happens when a business runs a monopoly. They think they can do whatever they want and every employee or consumer has to conform to the inelastic market.

[@gabe6475]

@@user-vr5zk9ox8d no, a monopoly has nothing to do with censorship. The reason KZbin isn't a monopoly is that many, many advertisers are on the platform so KZbin must conform to what's advertiser friendly. You're obviously not talking about censorship like KZbin removing ISIS videos.... I'd say that's a good thing to do.

[@user-vr5zk9ox8d]

Gabe Jones-Lang They’re a monopoly in the sense that there is really no competition for KZbin as there isn’t anything quite like it on any other platform. Sure streaming services like Twitch come close, but it’s still no where near the powerhouse of Google. Yes, of course removing terrorist propaganda is good thing, but videos like this and thousands of others getting strikes and videos removed for bs reasons is very much bull crap.

[@xBINARYGODx]

It's not just "censorship" - it's the inconsistency topped with a huge helping of unclear rules.

[@chilliecheesecake]

@@gabe6475 You know we've reached peak capitalism when advertisers have more control over a product than the consumer

[@followertheleader]

City people: I can't live out in the rural areas. I need to be surrounded by technology. Rural people: check out my laser gun

[@MisterPyOne]

yeah I would really like that, as a kid I had to stop doing my experiments because of the neighbours :(

[@nicksurfs1]

Exactly! I love not bothering my neighbors! And if I do get a little too rowdy, they just call me instead of the cops. Living in the sticks is great!

[@kodiak3995]

Or “hey john wanna burn some napalm?”

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

Incredibly true, but it was explosives for me lol. If I hadn't lived like three miles away from any other human being, I probably would've gotten in a lot of trouble, because I made some BIG booms Started with one of those old 70's chemistry kits that my family had sitting in a storage shed forever, which had experiments that would make my generation of parents shit themselves. Sometimes I wonder where my supervision was considering I could've lost hands or worse lol, other times I'm just glad I got to do my own thing and have some good stories out of it lol

[@squidwardo7074]

for most people its explosives and guns, ammonium nitrate is very fun and atf if youre listening im only joking

[@GiffysChannel]

styropyro is one of the COOLEST channels on KZbin. He transforms his video posting frequency into higher intensity videos.

[@happylemming6343]

And also one of the hottest (laaers included)

[@HoorGuvLabs]

Touching his stuff must Hertz

[@GiffysChannel]

@@HoorGuvLabs 🤣❤

[@HunterTinsley]

"I never go into this stuff blind, and that's why I still have my eyesight." Bravo, laserman.

[@NCRRangerVet47]

"Why.......should...you even have something like this?" "You shouldn't"

[@CesarMartinez-wi7wc]

Basically his entire channel lol. Hes insane

[@ethanstefanisin6509]

Why not have sum like it

[@dondelchulia3189]

Cause it's cool

[@fluG4M3]

Just a stupid question lol I'm so tired of hearing it

[@johnnyvt9]

It was a very stupid question. t doesn't matter why he makes something like this or why he owns it. Why should what you think is right or wrong have anything to do with another person. To each their own. We live in the United States. That used to mean freedom to do whatever you want, whenever you want. As long as it doesn't affect or hurt anyone else. Every time I have shown his videos to a younger person their eyes light up in amazement. He inspires kids to learn and even adults like me. THis kid is amazing.

[@TommoCarroll]

Instructions outside lab: *"Do not stare into the beam with your remaining good eye"*

[@Lightspit]

very good advice! :D

[@GrandmasterUV]

You use protective eye wear that is made for very high powered lasers for that particular nm- wavelength range of the laser used

[@emperoroz8210]

Is this a club anyone can join?

[@darthrevan2063]

Brad Osler ikr

[@Plur307]

When working with powerful lasers a direct hit isn't needed to blind you. Just looking at the dot on the wall can damage your eye. The scattered reflections are still amazingly bright.

[@DylanODonnell]

Styropyro is an amazing, genuine and underrated YT chan.. I’ve been a fan for ages and it’s frustrating to see my fave science creators get pinged wrongly over and over again.

[@viktorr2253]

Dylan O'Donnell it makes me Soo fucking mad

[@jaydenwahobin2763]

K

[@kyushka.]

How u verified at 3000 subs

[@DylanODonnell]

Kyushka ppl have been asking me that since 500 subs.

[@kyushka.]

Dylan O'Donnell how u do it tho don’t tell me when u started getting that question

[@ttsweee]

I saw the title and immediately thought of styropyro. Wow. I didn’t even know he was getting strikes for that.

[@KingBongHogger]

It's a shame KZbin tries to derail the success of these gifted young men and women. Most of our progress in developing things we use every day is made by kids like these.

[@phillipcsandoval9094]

KingBongHogger , Yes Indeed! And that’s why whoever is pulling the strings at the backend of KZbin, will definitely be in Hell and tortured for a thousand years. Thank you bro!

[@luciferaswin]

Instead Logan Paul and other idiots should be banned

[@honkhonk8009]

Not really. But you are right. KZbin is shit

[@Alex-rl2mk]

I want to see this kind of stuff on trending not vloggers or youtubers selling out to fads

[@nathanschmitz2302]

Let's not forget that the algorythem shows mostly garbage because it's popular or it follows a trend.

[@raphaellauf7786]

"I've been contacted by defense contractors but of course I'm not gonna give it to them it's not a toy and they are incredibly dangerous" that right there is the voice of a man of reason and actual love for science and technology

[@vitalnutrients744]

I'm just like him since I want to sell my "electromagnet gun" that pushes and pulls. But I need a firearm selling license to sell it so ima go wait

[@hughesey009]

He'd be dead if he turned down defence contractors, they'd simply bump him off, steal his work then blame his death on a failed experiment.

[@chrisalbrecht2894]

Lol. Anyone heard of DARPPA? Both government agencies and private organizations have technology that I’m sure far surpasses this kids “laser bazooka” however I have incredible respect for his passion and drive. Good on him.

[@hughesey009]

Exactly! Yes his passion and knowledge is brilliant.

[@thatcow86]

They don't want him because he invented something new that they don't have, they want HIM because he seems smart, has a degree, loves what he's doing and has the drive to actually build things. They want him because he'd probably end up one of their best employees.

[@nikkim7012]

I love everything about this guy. His energy is just amazing.

[@isakabrahamsson8776]

You could say that he *beams* positive energy

[@dreammix9430]

LOL

[@jim1550]

Love the newer generations being motivated by this stuff. Couldn't ask for anything better.

[@concentratedamp8381]

Louis Y you forgot the LM317 to limit the current and the module that allows you to focus the beam. If it ain't nothing special then make one 😀

[@marble296]

Ua

[@GrandmasterUV]

👌😊👌

[@Myemnhk]

Louis Y someone is angry

[@kingconker7795]

Jon it’s good but very rare nowadays

[@chris_1337]

I'm a big Styropyro fan - glad to see he's getting recognition!

[@eclipse5393]

Same. I hope someone gives him his own show without all the KZbin BS

[@RMcarphotography]

Exactly

[@lekrakkenz2517]

Oh really I bet you’re just saying that I liar

[@brockmert]

Same

[@rabeehrishan7820]

Me too

[@LexMc0606]

"Why should you have something like this?" "You shouldn't." Love that response lol

[@kaneblair7103]

Damn hes 25 years old i thought hed be at least 16

[@charliek115]

He is at least 16

[@mr.voidout4739]

He's been doing this since about 16 lol. Maybe he has a secret proton chamber that preserves his youth or some shit >.>

[@charliek115]

@@mr.voidout4739 I wouldn't be surprised

[@judew.3624]

He has a degree in chemistry and science 😂

[@spike4850]

Kane Blair he _is_ at least 16

[@balodon3396]

You can feel the passion radiating off of Styropyro about lasers - this guy is awesome! I'll definitely check his channel out.

[@coryjay16]

i was gonna say that!! the passion he has is amazing!

[@jackh1577]

Mmmmm the pun, and I don’t even know if you meant for it

[@arcaneiconoclast319]

When I was 33 I started following Styropyro now I am34 and an electrical engineer student on my second year. He defenetly inspired me because I also loved lasers as a kid , but never really had someone to actually look up to until Styropyro. He gave me motivation to follow my dream it don't matter if your 5 or 65. Follow your dream before you die.May God bless you, and hope to work with you in the field

[@blancadesigns]

I hope all is well with you and your studies!

[@BlackGryph0n]

YES!! Not only do I have tremendous respect for the interviewee, but I'm extremely happy with the way this interview was conducted! I also build high-powered lasers and work with "explosive" chemistry. I've avoided putting this on KZbin for the same reasons Drake was describing. Thank you guys so much for shedding some -laser- light on this issue!

[@Lord_Xonaz]

Ya youtube cencorship can go to far, also love ur music

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. IM SO GLAD HE TALKED ABOUT THE SUSPENSIONS. I LOVE HIM SO DAMN MUCH. *dude I've watched your YT channel grow over the years and dude this is amazing. I'm so happy with how far you've come*

[@MiguelAbd]

I remember me being a kid watching him as a kid doing crazy shit. Oh my, Drake is definitely one big person in my life even though we have probably never been closer than 7000 km haha

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

Michael Torres I feel this

[@phillipcsandoval9094]

Austin Massey , Hell yeah! We the people love you!

[@frogenthusiast4017]

I remember spending hours a day watching his videos

[@TravisTerrell]

His content is okay, but his attitude SERIOUSLY pisses me off.

[@TMJK22]

12:32, this moment touched me. He is so sincere about his love for science. Thank you styropyro for the amazing contect you've given the world.

[@JamesBalazs]

Love that styropyro is getting this promotion especially with what's been happening with his channel lately. My favourite KZbinr.

[@super6746]

interviewer: "why should you even have something like this?" Stryo: *chuckles* "you shouldn't"

[@FrankSklar]

I knew it was gonna be styropyro

[@thalon8494]

Frank Sklar saaaammmeeee

[@TikkiFox]

Same lol I saw pyro, and laser together and I was like "YEP, bet 100 that's it's the one and only"

[@cypherdk85]

As someone who teaches science in school, I think we need more channels like his and I agree with his reasons, showing kids how fun science can be will make them more interested in it.

[@mosseon3456]

email between motherboard and youtube motherboard: hey why are you going after this guy and others like him youtube: ctrl+v

[@zogarock3395]

I don't get it

[@johnnya1717]

@@zogarock3395 they send one email like "we reached your email and we're working with it"

[@YakuiMeido]

@@zogarock3395 Ctrl-v is the hotkey for paste. As in they sent him an email they've copied and pasted.

[@realedna]

"Autoreply AI" needs no human interaction! And it always outputs PR perfect results. Don't question its sophistication!

[@reggiep75]

KZbin - CTRL + A, CTRL + X and ALT + F4 and hard reset..... for extra bastardliness!!

[@ultimate-x9720]

HES 25??? holy crap. Such a weird smart guy but he's nice and cool asf

[@jarretdietzler7750]

Styropyro is honestly the best

[@trials-19yt77]

Friend:let’s have a airsoft war You:brings laser gun

[@kpapi4355]

I love how he sounds so enthustiastic when he say "If you touch any of this while it's live, you are dead instantly"

[@frankyomanz]

i saw the word “pyro” and I knew it was the man himself.

[@rixouney]

I love how he is *laser-focused* on his craft!

[@thomas-nk7kx]

rixouney .....😂

[@bleppss2769]

Funny thing is his craft is actually chemistry and not physics which would be more focused on lasers

[@DrowsyKodi]

Leave

[@Knatrick]

7:28, I love the underlying message "I wish I could show them what a laser can do, I think they'd be completely blown away" 😂.

[@possiblymaybe.]

thought i was the only one who caught that 🤣

[@Cyberguy42]

Same here

[@dash8brj]

I've never seen Styropyro do anything unsafe with a laser - and he always has his safety goggles . on when he plays with the dangerous units. Anyone can make flash paper/powder, the info is all over the internet. it looks pretty impressive setting off the stuff with a laser (heck I've done it myself with my high powered green laser). With regard to his laser bazooka getting flagged and taken down, he wasn't showing anyone how to build one, just that he'd built one, and this is what its capable of. The only person placed in harms way was himself, and he is well versed in the dangers of lasers.

[@shade0636]

But he did name some of the parts and where they go, and with some research you could fill in the rest. Not saying that justifies them taking it down but I was just pointing that out.

[@Wolf6722.]

Glad to see him getting recognition, I’ve been watching him for almost two years now and he seems to finally be blowing up

[@tropicalpalmtree]

This guy is just beyond awesome I could watch that end segment about his love of lasers all day, so pure what an amazing human

[@KaptainRadishOrSmth]

I'm an engineering student and I feel decades behind this guy.

[@joshualittlewolfe8550]

This kid is clearly a genius though.

[@ohnowh0ah621]

Hes 25

[@xWood4000]

Styropyro is one of my favorite KZbin channels. Thank you.

[@Belioyt]

xWood4000 which are your other favourite channels?

[@xWood4000]

Kipruto Bett Scishow, 12tone, Andyax, carykh, Cody's lab, IFHT Films Styropyro, Kurzgesagt, Linustechtips, Ross Budgen, Nilered, Rare Earth,SMK,The Thought Emporium, TheOdds1out, Wendover Productions in no meaningful order. You could mine this for advertising at this point.

[@kylenoe2234]

I love his tagline, "cool right?" Every tiktok he makes ends with that line.

[@vasz5311]

This guy is one tragedy away from becoming a villain

[@abdelhakouinharoune7504]

Holly shit thats true asf

[@ironicdivinemandatestan4262]

I'd kill to be his henchman.

[@dreammix9430]

Never happen. His ethics are way too high for that.

[@1mariomaniac]

*ULTRA-DEATHRAY*

[@berryreading4809]

That's why he never got the third strike.

[@8b8b8b]

12:52 "We also give creators the ability to appeal if they think a video was mistakenly removed." Good job KZbin.

[@billygoss2768]

Yea it’s not very good tho look into it

[@WhiteDemo.]

The thing is is the person who set the copy right strike approves it or disapproves it

[@Hellsong89]

Yes, but its does not do shit cause copyright appeals go to person who made the claim to be disapproved and rest are some 3rd world office workers doing the manual removals on channels KZbin does not like, or is not creating enough profit. Whole system is broken beyond repair and soon only ones in KZbin are corporations, while still existing creators are kicked out by the millions.

[@DeAznBoi111]

What a joke eh? Too bad it's not a good one

[@starblast16]

I got my main google account banned from KZbin because I messed up and posted my first video, which was for a class, with extra info. I was a dumb kid. I did make an appeal but they didn't even give me the time of day. Now I have to use this alt account that I made specifically for KZbin. KZbin is a fucking mess of a company.

[@halofan4646]

My philosophy is is that if you are smart enough to build one then you can be smart enough to be safe with it

[@danielbowes4627]

tell that to the first few guys who discovered nuclear fission

[@blehmeh8909]

@@danielbowes4627 cough power plants cough cackle

[@iamnotinvolved1309]

Tell that to Oppenhei-

[@RayTC]

@@danielbowes4627 they werent in control of what happened afterwards.

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@danielbowes4627 that was albert einstein tho

[@welcometocattown2036]

This guy is a true influencer. He is not only paving the way for young science enthusiasts, he is showing people that you don't have to be some sort of special mind, or have endless money, to explore the world through science and understand the truths about nature. I really hope he gets to work with a laser fusion team, or something positive in the future. He would make a wonderful "M" type for an actual real life Batman.

[@bobs12andahalf2]

Dying Moths to be fair though, he IS a special mind, well off the scale of normal. But sure, the gifted kids need to watch this so they see where they can take their talents, rather than having school tell them where to stop.

[@welcometocattown2036]

Robert Leitch it would be really great if we stop teaching children that science is just for "special kids". Science is simply objective observation of the natural world. while it is true that a person can have a mind that is especially excited about science, the understanding is based around the simplicity of observation, which is obtainable by almost all people of all ages. I spent years, in Denver, working with people of all ages, teaching integrated sciences; all of it in an attempt to improve scientific literacy, and improve societal issues through the better understanding. It is a universal language that can connect us all. I have had people from age 5 to 75 sit down and learn basic cell theory, general plant sciences, major concepts in physics such as Thermodynamics, or more complex matters like evolution. Yes, he is a more special individual, because of his excitement and dedication alone; but anyone, even someone who desperately hates science, or is someone who is not neurotypical like me (schizophrenia / depersonalisation disorder/ autism/ brain damage), could still learn all of this stuff. scientific literacy is currently at a point where we have people who very seriously think the earth is flat, cling to ideas that the government is using airliners to dump mind control virus and barium (for some reason they think barium is being used to purposefully cause cancer and kill off the populous) all over the world, or that their microwaves are changing the atomic structure of water and food and causing conditions like cancer and autism. These are the same people that pay 4x as much when a soap label says "antimicrobial" because they don't grasp that all soap is. Or they buy magnet bracelets, base decisions on astrology, or still believe in imaginary friends like Jesus/Ganesh/Fairies/Buddha/ Mahummad / bipartisan politicians/ unicorns/ even mermaids... So yeah, time to start spouting "Science is for everyone and is reachable by all humans", instead of "you really just need to be special/ only gifted people can do this/ you really have to be a certain type to be a scientist" by cause we are at a bit of a standstill right now (aside from a few people still aggressively trailblazing) yeah, no more pushing the agenda of "science is special" because, science is absolutely natural

[@bobs12andahalf2]

Dying Moths I fully agree. But I would suggest that enthusiasm for science is linked to capacity to understand it as well as opportunity to explore. I watch these young guys on KZbin doing their experiments and feel a little jealous. I was actively steered away from this kind of thing right at the time when I had the enthusiasm and capacity for it. I think there's a problem where kids are made to think that science (and engineering, and many other things) is something that other people do, rather than something they can do themselves.

[@uriah6688]

I believe he once stated that he was given the opportunity to work in a lab on nuclear polarization . He’s doing very big things already .

[@CWPSO]

5:26 "some people just want to watch the world burn"

[@therealb888]

Lol

[@floorpuncher3280]

I just want to start a flame in your heart

[@bongofury5924]

Ronald Bartel, is that YOU.....?

[@CWPSO]

bongo fury totally

[@w.schumann4372]

Lol

[@Annonnymous]

This youtuber is incredible, I've been following his content for a while and all his videos are deeply inspiring, the amount of care and enthusiasm for his craft is immense. Also he has such respect for his viewers and their safety, not to mention his humour is brilliant. I'm so glad his message is getting attention.

[@peterzingler6221]

Styropyro you deserved that motherboard feature!

[@2w4e3]

#ReformKZbin C'mon KZbin watch this video for your own good.

[@2w4e3]

Lol, this conglomerate needs to downsize to preserve their old ideas. Anyway, no chance, so I suppose you're right.

[@chasemc69]

The main cause of warps in all of reality so you're trying to start the next ligma trend? ......gay

[@ArnoldsKtm]

The funniest thing is that his actual background is chemistry.

[@era7928]

Average intellegent kid that not even passed junior high school already can build a bomb, provided you give them material and tutorial video how DIY Bomb. Nothing special on internet age.

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@era7928 You just have to be able to follow instructions

[@era7928]

@@yellowcactustvz4929 Nah, nothing beat online shopping and video instruction. Black white text and picture or instructable picture step by step? Or better a video tutorial. Nothing is really a secret about dangerous thing now at this age... Dawn of dark net or some shady low view low subscriber, hidden beneath a carpet youtube video that teach you how to make Hydroflouric Acid or GB gas...

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@era7928 That... Is what i said

[@DeAznBoi111]

Which is great, cause now he can build chemical lasers, and blow up random reagents, and show it to all of us ;)

[@Skyefuego]

Styropyro always has good content. I hate to see him stress over youtube flagging his videos.

[@howdydutt1e]

They should have an uncensored version of KZbin. That would solve a lot of issues

[@LucasGarrow]

howdydutt1e live leak

[@kadensmith9598]

Pornhub

[@bigatchu7865]

howdydutt1e dailymotion

[@midgiefc395]

Maybe not uncensored but alot less censored

[@bigatchu7865]

Midgie FC yeah, I don't know slot about copyright strikes on Dailymotion. But they seem to have a lot of interest in deleting videos about weapons , violence and dangerous things in general.

[@owmylehg7811]

Styropyro has quite possibly changed my life, along with The Thought Imporium, Nile Red, and a few other science youtubers. They got me to realize science wasn't just filling out worksheets in class and maybe mixing 2 chemicals together that might slightly change color and that's it. They showed me how science lets people control things with brain cells grown in a dish, or how you can turn plastic gloves into grape soda, or all the ways electricity and light can light stuff on fire. Seeing them get treated like shit by youtube really sucks, because so many kids might go on thinking that science is only just boring worksheets and lame labs. Especially because, at least in my experience, schools aren't really doing much to help the situation. Mostly for safety reasons, which is fair but at the same time kids should be allowed to make rockets in science, or make stuff that goes bang and burns bright. Stuff that's actually interesting, and relatively harmless. Hopefully we can make science fun again, and I hope these youtubers will keep making fun science content for a while.

[@ionseven]

Imagine if Nikola Tesla had to deal with KZbin standards while trying to contribute his ideas. Society wants us all in cages so we all feel safe from one another due to what we don't understand. Can the "bad guys" hurt us all from what is presented? Sure. But the fact is that the world is NOT a "save space" and as soon as we try to force it into that then we lose our scientific imagination, our curiosity, and real ambition for genuine contribution to humanity. This was a great video to watch.

[@analog56x]

they are trying to dumb us all down so we can be controlled. what is the best way to control someone, make them fear you. fear is often the lack of understanding of something. if you make people dumb and fearful, you can impose things on them, and they will give up their rights. its like this whole gun thing... there was a video on here where these guys were going around getting signatures from people who wanted to ban guns. 99% of the people who wanted guns banned didnt know the first thing about guns, other than they are dangerous and kill people. but that is what the news shows... that is ALL the news shows... its ridiculous... people need to open their eyes and actually see what is going on... its happening so gradually that most are completely oblivious to it...

[@emoteman]

ion77799 You're talking as if KZbin is society. They're a business, their goal is $. They're trying to appease their advertisers who don't want their products associated with certain things, and they're trying to appease the creators who complain they're not getting paid enough. If people want to make scientific contributions there are better mediums to do it through (I.e. publishing research or creating products). Get your head out of your ass and stop being pretentious.

[@analog56x]

emoteman I'm not saying youtube IS society, but it is a huge part. Same with facebook.

[@IchKomentiereNur123]

ion77799 Tesla had to deal with Thomas Eddison stealing his stuff while the US gov tried to shut him down lol

[@interfilamentar413]

@ion77799 Really civilization is a giant safe space. That's why we have a military and police, to keep people from harming each-other and in some cases themselves. However, if you want danger you can join the military, or if you want to fight someone you can challenge them to a boxing match. We have designated dangerous areas. What stinks is some people think they should ban other people from learning about dangerous things, or engaging in activity that could be dangerous to themselves. KZbin does have a different issue though. For example, high speed car chases were a big problem in LA, California until news organizations were banned from showing them. Turns out people were just doing it for their 1 - 30 minutes of getting attention, and endangering everyone else for it.

[@Trader-SwingTheory]

This guy is awesome, that is 100% passion. The type of passion that turns somebody into a master of their field. I hope every company he works for looks after him!

[@lukalaa1764]

"The occasional explosion wouldn't send a whole fleet of copcars to your house" Proceeds to show large, homemade explosions

[@MrKittke]

Loved the documentary , also love styropyro of course , I just get annoyed when like he says bigger channels do dumb or dangerous stuff they almost get no reprocusions , while smaller people like him even tough 500K isn't small at all get striked like its nothing. Like at the end of the what the youtube spokesperson said , its only true if your big enough if someone like styropyro talks for 20 minutes about fascinating science and toy around for 5 its strike worthy, but bigger channels can do it the other way around :/ sad. I hope this changes someday.

[@RazorSkinned86]

Anyone else report this Motherboard video for dangerous content? :)

[@aus-li]

Dumb people rule the world, lol Look throughout history, the smartest individuals are the ones who get crucified.

[@BrokenLifeCycle]

That is because religious institutions at the time got it in their heads that knowledge of how the universe works goes against their god’s teachings and ‘will.’ This threatened them because they believed that it would make religion irrelevant as the ‘answer to everything.’ At the time, it wasn’t common practice to separate government and religious institutions like it is now. Result: religious nutcases had access to the resources needed to forcibly enforce their way of thinking (military, police, politics, etc). What was one of their modus operandi? Any knowledge or smart people not directly a part of the religious institution were heretics/witches/etc and should be burned along with their research.

[@7aflores7]

“Why should you even have something like that?” I absolutely hate questions like that.

[@DrAskildsen]

Me too, just jealousy and ego powered persons. Keep away from them, they will make you sick too.

[@Aerochalklate]

toxic

[@shade0636]

It was just a simple question for the interview jeez, you guys need to calm down.

[@shade0636]

khaglun I didn't say anyone was angry, I told you to calm down due to the fact that you are bashing a person who asked a simple question for an interview.

[@TEXAS-SMITH]

Answer: Because I want to.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Drakes channel is inspirational & I can certainly understand his frustration when some of his videos are removed. I actually owe Drake my eyesight for persuading me to spend a little more and get the correct specification eye protection. Keep safe everyone. Love from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 United Kingdom.

[@edg6779]

Well said styro, we need to jump off this sinking ship as soon as possible, we need a new video sharing platform that google does not have it's hands on.

[@hinglemccringle5897]

Google will buy any platform that's coming up.

[@DnBastard]

already exists. called bitchute

[@ReyhanJoseph]

Bitchute

[@joalex79]

floatplane

[@WhiteGravey]

leave no one is forcing you or anyone els to upload to this platform.

[@salvationbordercountry3800]

I admire your interest in science. Who are the idiots that called your vid titles misleading? Stupidity seems to be everywhere. Keep on keeping on young man. Your vids are inspiring and educational. Whoever objected should go back and get their high school diploma first before objecting.

[@brookvalliant7813]

Here is an example of a simple and safe experiment that can explain a few basic things and is great for school science. Take two laser pointers ( 1 red 1 green ) and blow up a few balloons ( some red some green ); you will see that the green laser pointed at the red balloon destroys the balloon quickly and conversely the red laser destroys the green balloon quickly. But the red laser seems to not damage the red balloon or the damage happens much later and less intently... same with the green laser not damaging the green balloon. The red ballon reflects red light, that's why we see it as red so the red laser is reflected in part and the balloon absorbs less energy. The green balloon does not reflect red light and therefore when the red laser is shown on the green balloon virtually all the energy goes to the balloon and POP

[@magnetonerd4553]

Drake is by far my favorite youtuber. He has been around since pretty much the beginning. It is a shame that his videos get flagged. He gives sufficient safety warnings, and "documentary" content. He has even made a video about why you need to research your eye protection and not just buy some random molded plastic from ebay. Drake's videos were one of the influences that got me to go away from pure mathematics and pursue physics.

[@HimanshuSharmazzzz]

First Rich Rebuild and now Styro Pyro... Motherboard is really pumping out content 😘😘😘😘

[@mikep8182]

I’m 54 and I dig your channel we need more people like you with ambition And passion. People like you we won’t have new discoveries in the future

[@henrytherobot]

*Amazing, keep it up!* 😎

[@whau297]

Bitch

[@Kaan-Yaprak]

now this. is epic. 😎

[@BobTheBuilder294]

"The power of these lasers is off the charts, its hard to describe how powerful they are" **Pops balloons**

[@VIKEHV]

Popping balloons WITH JUST LIGHT.

[@Minecraftian2345432]

@@VIKEHV Technically yes, but you can do that with some of the stronger laser pointers you can buy online. Maybe they didn't want to use shots of him vaporizing metal with pulse lasers because it would require explaining the context for people to understand what they were seeing.

[@shamelescampr5594]

Help push our technology further for the future of all of us. You're one of a kind.

[@hhanonymous]

He kinda reminds me if Syndrome from the Incredibles grew up without a chip on his shoulder and got really into moths and lasers.

[@buildstoys]

Nice, happy to see Styropyro featured on Motherboard!

[@victormattioni2575]

Young man, it's guys like you that makes inventions that we all live buy to this day. You go and give it all you got and be a inventor for the future of man kind. Good luck

[@hitopsful]

That capacitor bank is terrifying!

[@MatthijsvanDuin]

So is the ruby pulse laser it powers. It shattered a brand-new lens because glass is insufficiently transparent, so he had to use fused silica lenses instead.

[@massimodamico84]

Can someone plz tell me how to make a nuclear reactor

[@avananana]

Uhm. Get some uranium and I guess make rods out of them or something like that. Now comes the tricky part, you need to make the nuclear fission thingy work and I don't know how but you're smarter than me so you can probably figure that one out, shouldn't be very hard. Place everything in some water. The nuclear reaction thingies should heat up the water so you want to run this water into a tank of more water. The new tank of water will now pick up the heat from the first tank's water. Remember to run the first tank's water back into it after you run it through tank number 2. When the water in tank 2 heats up it will create steam and use this steam to turn a ventilator or something that generates electricity, kind of like windpower. Remember to run this steam back into tank 2 by cooling it down after it turns the turbine. And bam, you've got yourself a good amount of energy. The hardest part is to get the Uranium but if you ask Trump he'll probably lend you some.

[@jeffalexander1870]

Massimo D'Amico all you need is bubble gum🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@kalleklp7291]

No problem..! Come back when you've sourced some U235 or Plutonium. Then we can take the talk about noncritical mass, control rods, cooling, and...the effect of nuclear radiation on a human body.

[@tel5080]

Fart in a bottle and light it with a laser beam in the freezer

[@JustAlanIsCool]

Synthetic uranium is where it's at 👌😎

[@opieknievel]

Styropyro said that videos like his get kids interested in science. I totally agree. Hell, I'm 35 years old and videos like his keep me interested in science!

[@floorskin1]

Amazing young man. Love his content. The extremeness is hilarious. " This is really powerful , but I'm gonna make it more powerful"

[@steelavocado1]

Wow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you so much for showing this motherboard. Styropyro is amazing and is in a difficult situation. Thank you.

[@alllove1754]

Thank you for playing this. I love styropyro as a channel and Mr. Anthony is a hit with his personality, thd way he nonchalantly speaks the electrical terms or breaks off into the formulae its really a wonder if he has no Phd (at least one) and that degree quite early. Hes got a sense of humor thats relatable, and although i know absolutely none of the math or scientific terminology at a video's outset i find each time by the end of the video, every one of his vids actually, i have learned at least one new thing. The videos are usually jam-packed full of info so learning at least one thing per video only happens if im distracted!

[@gabrielgarza8245]

Science youtubers: exist KZbin: I’m gonna have to stop you right there

[@pepe.sanchez]

Love this guy. Thanks Motherboard.

[@Devsfunhouse]

pepe_sanchez was the

[@pepe.sanchez]

?

[@SJR_Media_Group]

Growing up I had a friend who loved everything electronics. He made his own amps, power supplies, and more. Once, he was using the power supply from a CRT type TV (old school) and he modified it. He ended up with 50,000 volts, huge capacitor bank, and more. Big arcs no problem. Once somehow he got too close and arc hit his fingers, instant tattoo branded on skin. Just a 3rd degree burn, he was lucky.

[@catgath9718]

Why is it the most enthusiastic of builders always have a junk pile?

[@iannordin5250]

Cause they collect a lot of junk while they practice their hobby over the years

[@kazikoFPV]

Because we know we can use parts from that junk pile to make cool stuff like styro

[@3DxPOD]

Because it's more fun to work on a new project than to clean up 😄

[@youruncle2]

diodes and resistors and shit

[@artysanmobile]

cat gath Because creative people make way more mistakes.

[@TaylorBlack0]

"I just stack them up in that corner" - spoken like a true DIYer

[@spencercunningham4327]

Congratulations on your driving curiosity, attention to detail, enthusiasm and success!

[@lolindirlink]

Someone give this kid a black coat, weird accent & the keys to some underground lab.

[@HarshJain-it2bg]

And just 6 months later,,,, he would be writing his name, with the most powerful laser, on the moon.

[@ExtrymGamingLTU]

"Context matters"- KZbin spokesperson I'm dying XD This is THE BEST joke I have ever heard ;'D

[@chaoticscience9180]

mad respect to this guy and what he does with Lazers, when I was 14 I learned how powerful a green lazer is by burning a hole in my retina and to this day whenever I play with a lazer I'm always reminded how damm dangerous they are

[@jamesblackwood1465]

Kid's showing off his IR-15 with a high capacitor magazine smh