# Hand-Made 1920's Style Death Rays. Made of glass! With Link! Must see! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003 "2008-07-18T23:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/1 "2008-07-18T23:13:53Z")
Wow. Just…wow! Hand-blown glass, as pretty as an upscale Xmas ornament. And Ray Guns. How they’re made– > **[Joe Blow Glassworks](https://www.joeblowglassworks.com/12.html)** > > Glassworks Workshops Exhibitions Education Contact The Gallery– > **[Joe Blow Glassworks](https://www.joeblowglassworks.com/43.html)** > > Glassworks Workshops Exhibitions Education Contact My favorite – > **[Joe Blow Glassworks](https://www.joeblowglassworks.com/27.html)** > > Glassworks Workshops Exhibitions Education Contact ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/2 "2008-07-19T04:09:36Z")
How long is their battery life? ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/3 "2008-07-19T08:16:01Z")
Beautiful. Just don’t try pistol-whipping someone with one of those. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/4 "2008-07-19T09:27:27Z")
Extraordinary. But is it wrong that I sort of want to smoke a controlled substance out of these things? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/5 "2008-07-19T11:35:32Z")
Don’t do it - it’s just such acts of irresponsibility that give all gun owners a bad name. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/6 "2008-07-19T12:36:38Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] Don’t do it - it’s just such acts of irresponsibility that give all gun owners a bad name. [/QUOTE] Incidentally, I’m moving to Vancouver in 2 weeks. I’m now going to have to go check out the glassworks with my kids (flames, furnaces, molten glass - what could possibly go wrong?) as well as my lovely and talented wife. Thanks for letting me know about the place, **Bosda**. I’ll post and let you know what the death rays look like in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/7 "2008-07-19T13:37:40Z")
[QUOTE=Attack from the 3rd dimension] Incidentally, I’m moving to Vancouver in 2 weeks. I’m now going to have to go check out the glassworks with my kids (flames, furnaces, molten glass - what could possibly go wrong?) as well as my lovely and talented wife. Thanks for letting me know about the place, **Bosda**. I’ll post and let you know what the death rays look like in real life. [/QUOTE] Ask about prices, please. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/8 "2008-07-19T14:12:07Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] Ask about prices, please. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Absolutely. Consider it done. I’m thinking that if the prices are reasonable, I may have discovered the Xmas solution for all my geekiest friends. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/9 "2008-07-19T14:16:17Z")
I’ve heard rumors on another Board that there were simpler, acrylic plastic versions sold at Science Fiction Cons years ago. Anybody got a lead on these? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-made-1920s-style-death-rays-made-of-glass-with-link-must-see/457003/10 "2008-08-20T04:38:53Z")
I have started a [thread=480276]new thread[/thread] to discuss my trip to the glass factory.