In The Media
Highlights of features about Jake and JLaservideo in the media.
Engineer Makes IRL Hawkeye Bow with Different Arrow Types
If there’s anything YouTube engineers love—apparently—it’s building real-life versions of props from movies based on comic books. YouTuber Jake Laser, for example, has previously made a self-tightening Spider-Man suit, and Spidey web shooters. (Which shoot hand sanitizer). Now, Laser has set his sights on Hawkeye’s iconic bow and quiver. And for a first iteration of a prototype, it’s a decent shot at emulating the “real” thing.
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Laser Focused: One Million Subscribers and Counting
Jake Laser, a physics major with a math minor, has been producing engineering-based videos and posting them on YouTube since his sophomore year of high school. By fall 2019, Laser was awarded YouTube’s Golden Play Button after reaching 1 million subscribers and became one of only 17,000 of YouTube’s 1.8 billion users to have ever achieved this milestone.
ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
YouTuber Builds A Multicopter Drone
Using 10 electric motors, YouTuber JLaservideo built a Green Goblin-esque hoverboard, or multicopter drone, that lets you levitate with ease.
DIGG
My Future Ride: Jet-Powered Wheel Shoes
With his Jet-Powered Wheel Shoes,, Jake Laser proves that fictional forms of transportation are quickly becoming reality.
DISCOVERY
Building Fan-Powered Skis for Effortless Cruising
JLaservideo creates a giant fan for skis to get to the top of the mountain! Not going to lie, this thing looks so much fun to ride.
RIGHT THIS MINUTE/ DISNEY
Spider-Man & Tony Stark's Smart Glasses Become Reality Thanks to DIY YouTuber
Tony Stark built the Iron Man suit from a box of scraps, but can a do-it-yourselfer replicate the EDITH smart glasses? The answer is yes, as YouTuber Jake Laser has made a pair of the fictional smart glasses seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
NEXT REALITY
These DIY 'Avengers' Costumes are Perfect for Your Super Squad
Jake Laser's Black Panther mask is one of our top five superhero pieces to make.
ELITE DAILY
DIY Weapons that are Completely Insane
The frankly insane design by JLaservideo is even better than just a sword with its blade on fire. It’s a sword that’s also a flamethrower.
MODERN ROGUE
Spider-Man Hand Sanitizer Shooters Blast Away Bacteria
Crazy awesome invention creator Jake Laser has made Spider-Man web shooters that blast hand sanitizer and they’re brilliant. Laser, who’s built numerous IRL prototypes mimicking Spidey’s signature ability, shows off the “web shooter sanitizers” and they work well enough to prove that Laser is a scientist himself.
NERDIST
The Best: Making a Sword Belt
Inspired by the Jackie Chan movie The Spy Next Door, JLaservideo created a sword that stores like a belt.
THE AWESOMER
Engineer Brings Shuri’s Soundless BLACK PANTHER Sneakers to Life
Back to the Future‘s self-lacing shoes top the list of must-have sci-fi footwear. But now there’s a new contender for coolest movie kicks that belong in your closet: Shuri’s “sneakers” from Black Panther. These sound-absorbent sneaks aren’t exactly retail-ready; but engineer and YouTuber Jake Laser has made prototype Sneakers, inspired by the 2018 film and a lot of fan requests.
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