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Las Vegas Hotel Vdara an Accidental Death Ray

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the staying-there-next dept.

evanism writes "A hotel in Las Vegas is accidentally designed to be a massive parabolic dish that focuses the suns rays into a death ray! Burns hair, plastic and causes pain." It apparently lasts for several minutes during afternoons of bright sunlight, but if you need to perform science on it, you better hurry since they plan to ruin/fix it.

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  1. Too much money to fix, thing outside the box by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    you better hurry since they plan to ruin/fix it.

    Rather than paying the incredible expense of re-engineering the hotel's windows they should just rename. Simply change the stationary and signage to "L'Hotel du Auschwitz".

    Hey, they could offer free tatoos, too. Tell people that they're lucky numbers.

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    1. Re:Too much money to fix, thing outside the box by pckl300 · · Score: 4, Funny

      They could take the Steve Jobs approach and just tell customers to avoid being in the hot zone

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    2. Re:Too much money to fix, thing outside the box by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      An elegant weapon, from a more civilized age

  2. It's a feature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They just haven't gotten around to installing the Sterling motors and generators yet.

  3. Post a warning? by crow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wouldn't the simplest solution be to post a warning? They could set up an infrared camera to monitor where the hot spot is, and have a monitor displaying it, so people could avoid it.

    1. Re:Post a warning? by red_dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

      They could set up an infrared camera...

      Damn engineers and their overcomplicated solutions. Why can't people just look for where the smoke and smell of charred human flesh is coming from?

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    2. Re:Post a warning? by krnpimpsta · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wouldn't the simplest solution be to post a warning?

      "Do not look into hotel with remaining eye."

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  4. Or rent it out by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
    They could rent it out to a couple of boys to raise cattle.

    After all, your beginners science class taught that "focus" is where the sons raise meat.

  5. One pun over the edge by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Alright... that's it, that pun has to be paid for in blood...everybody dies.... I mean "Come on everyone, I'm taking you all to Vegas"

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  6. What Happens In Vegas by mattwrock · · Score: 2, Funny

    apparently leaves a mark!

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  7. Hooray! by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 3, Funny

    S'mores for everyone!

  8. Rejected marketing slogan... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 2, Funny

    What lies in Vegas, fries in Vegas.

  9. Re:Images by Nadaka · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn you, now I am going to have to read the article.

  10. Hotels in Space by Cyclloid · · Score: 3, Funny

    In order to circumvent the treaty to not weaponize space, the USA plans to build "Hotels" in space.

  11. Re:They did exactly that!! by plover · · Score: 2, Funny

    Read the whole article - the "solution" is to put in a small forest of very thick umbrellas! No joke, they are not touching the windows at all!

    Well, this certainly isn't the first time someone has tried to fix architectural flaws in windows with a patch that's nothing more than a coverup.

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