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Everything Else => Cool Stuff => Topic started by: Wizzo on February 01, 2011, 04:19:59 PM

Title: Solar Death Ray
Post by: Wizzo on February 01, 2011, 04:19:59 PM

Check out this Solar Death Ray, built by 19-year-old Eric Jacqmain.

All I need now is a mountain on a Caribbean Island for this to 'pop' out of and my evil Wiz lair will be complete.  ::)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtzRAjW6KO0&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtzRAjW6KO0&feature=player_embedded)

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: John S on February 01, 2011, 04:45:55 PM

Reminds me of what we used to do years ago, on sunny days in those long summer holidays from school, with a magnifying glass on blades of grass and anything else we could keep in the right place to fry.  :D

 

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: Jugirl on February 01, 2011, 04:49:06 PM

I'm going camping soon...that could come in really handy for lighting the camp fire so i don't freeze to death... maybe not :DD :DD

Jugirl

Ps i found the music very relaxing hehe

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: Scott on February 01, 2011, 04:52:12 PM

Ok, but a magnifying glass took a little while...you see how fast that thing melts and burns stuff?  Wow.  If there was a way to adjust the angle of the concave, could you imagine the fun you'd have with neighbour's stuff?   :o

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: cosworth151 on February 01, 2011, 05:23:17 PM

Gee, I wonder how the shed caught on fire? Did it have a window?  :swoon:

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: Canada Darrell™ on February 01, 2011, 05:25:59 PM

I saw this yesterday and was thinking to myself "I've got a couple of unused 20" dishes packed away in the garage"...might just be the thing to do to kill some time and have some fun!  :good:

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: David on February 01, 2011, 06:26:17 PM

That's awesome, I would love a go at building one.

There was one that struck me though, a worrying though. Just what do you have to be searching for on You Tube to find "Solar Death Ray". I worry about you Wiz.  :DD :DD

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on February 01, 2011, 07:18:03 PM

It appears to have a very short focal length. For a true death ray effect, you would have to make the array flexible so you could focus it at varying distances. Of course I suspect the maximum focal length is still quite short.

Lonny

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: cosworth151 on February 01, 2011, 08:13:13 PM

It looks like it was based on an old sat TV dish. The focal point would be where the receiver unit was.

Title: Re: Solar Death Ray
Post by: purespeed on February 11, 2011, 10:08:52 AM

Reminds me of Toy Story  :D. I used to fantasize about a solar gun (http://www.bikester.co.uk/bicycles/road-bikes.html) which I could burn stuff with. Also, if a 19 year-old kid can do this. What would happen if a government would organize it?