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Friday, October 26, 2012
Friday Fun Video: Solar "Death Ray": Power of 5000 suns!
The R5800 is my latest and greatest solar creation. Made from an
ordinary fiberglass satellite dish, it is covered in about 5800 3/8"
(~1cm) mirror tiles. When properly aligned, it can generate a spot the
size of a dime with an intensity of 5000 times normal daylight. This
intensity of light is more than enough to melt steel, vaporize aluminum,
boil concrete, turn dirt into lava, and obliterate any organic material
in an instant. It stands at 5'9" and is 42" across.
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