Can I punch holes so that a handheld laser pointer will diffract a pattern?

Subject: Can I punch holes so that a handheld laser pointer will diffract a pattern?

Date: Mon Mar 27 17:29:24 2000
Posted by Elaine
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If so, I remember there being an inverse relationship between the sizes 
between the holes and the distances between the pattern holes.  I am just 
fooling around with my laser pointer.  Are there any other experiments I can 
try with color, filters, etc?

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