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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:32 PM Original message |
Kid invents 'death ray' out of a satellite dish and 580 mirror tiles |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ants - be afraid |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Neat demonstration of concept |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. This is impressive. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I think one was. Archimedes described such a device. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have an even better one. I'ts a 2' x3' fresnel lens, designed as |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Those things are absofreakinglutely awesome. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Doubtful. What is the size of that lens, and did you make it? nt |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. No, I did not make it. I bought it as surplus. As for your doubts, |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. It does not matter that the boy's mirror is not perfect. He is using it to |
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Weird Liberal Head (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Smart Kid! |
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Roy Rolling (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Great potential |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. MythBusters tried to do this once. |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. They tried the Archimedes mirror/shield array 3 times. |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm thinking more of a solar power source. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. And then power one of these: |
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Mister Griswold (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. Solar collection is the future. |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. It's not really unfathomable. It's about 1100 watts per square meter |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 02:34 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Check this out |
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Charleston Chew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. Unrecommend |
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LastLiberal in PalmSprings (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. "Hey, sis, can I borrow one of your Barbie dolls for a minute?" |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. We should use this to power our cars. |
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