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19-Year-Old Makes Homemade Solar Death Ray

Posted by samzenpus on from the archimedes-approved dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Concentrated solar power has the potential to generate immense amounts of energy — but it can also be amazingly destructive. American student Eric Jacqmain has assembled over 5,800 mirrors into his own parabolic 'solar Death Ray'."

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  1. Re:It's a bit redundant though by NotASerialKiller · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bludgeoning a tied-down victim isn't nearly as satisfying as listening to his wails of protest combined with the sweet smell of burning flesh.

  2. Re:It's a bit redundant though by digitig · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, you mean the victim is a vegan and you've invited him to a BBQ?

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  3. Re:Mythbuster 3.0 by CProgrammer98 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That depends a lot on how fast the vehicle is moving.

    Is that an African or a European vehicle?

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  4. Re:No adjustable focus point by value_added · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can't reasonably expect the enemy boats to sail exactly at the focus point of your death ray... or to either come closer or go further away in case they are not at the focus point of your death ray.

    What if you taunted the enemy first?

  5. News for nerds by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, I used to burn ants with a magnifying glass too when I was much younger than 19. Solar death rays are pretty common at that age.

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  6. Re:Title is little misleading, to say the least. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The tiny mirror pieces are from a mirror ball. Yes, I actually do go out sometimes.

    apparently not since the seventies :D