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rosie
31st January 2011, 02:23
I am very impressed!
Fantastic vid and pics on attached link : )

:cool:
'Death ray' satellite dish that has the intensity of 5,000 suns

A 'death ray' satellite dish that could heat objects 5,000 times the power of the sun has got internet users hot under the collar.

Eric Jacqmain, from Indiana in the US, covered an ordinary fibreglass satellite dish with 5,800 tiny mirror tiles.

When aligned correctly it can generate a spot a couple of centimetres across, with an intensity of 5,000 suns, the 19-year-old claims.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1351935/Eric-Jacqmain-invented-Death-ray-dish-intensity-5-000-suns.html#ixzz1CZkCIjIp

modwiz
31st January 2011, 02:42
A shed fire,eh? Mmmm. How sad that such an "accident" should occur.

Wonder how Kevlar holds up to this beam?