March 25, 2005
Solar Death Ray
The Solar Death Ray is made of 112 mirrors mounted on a platform 4 feet wide and 6 feet tall. Each mirror is a square roughly 3.5 inches on edge. All these mirrors focus the sun to a single spot 5 feet, 6 inches from the mirror platform. A wooden fork extends from the mirror base to the area near the focus and serves as a mounting point for Solar Death Ray targets. The mirror platform is mounted to the support frame on a pivot that allows the platform to be angled. The whole system is mounted on a set of wheels.
via: The Solar Death Ray
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Comments
Didn't Archimedes make something like this & burn up a Roman naval force before they could get to shore?
Maybe we could use this to make bad neibors move out??? All we need to do is keep heating up their house to the point that they can't afford the electricity costs in the summer... I'm going to start building it!
It would also be great for grilling. And if the dogs piss me off one more time they're going to FRY!
Mythbusters did a whole show on this last year. Built something very similar, on a larger scale. Tried to sink a boat with it (ala Archimedes) and failed.
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