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Building Melts Car

Posted by Unknown on from the when-buildings-attack dept.

eionmac writes "A new London skyscraper dubbed the 'Walkie Talkie' has been blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street."

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  1. Happened in L.A., too... by sconeu · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Disney Concert Hall actually had to be "brushed". It was originally too shiny, and focused the sunlight in places. They had to give it a brushed finish after the fact to avoid this.

    http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-24-concert-hall_x.htm

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  2. Re:if your car is made of plastic... by BLKMGK · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The car isn't made of plastic, it was sail trim and not the entire car. Not the first building to do this and even residential homes have been accused of doing the same to neighbors siding when low E windows are installed...

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  3. Re:Firies will tell you by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    yep - for the same reason, always pick up any glass bottles you find in the woods. It may be wet and rainy today, but they last a *long* time.

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  4. Prior art in Las Vegas by danceswithtrees · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Reminded me of this article a couple years back:
    http://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1622250/las-vegas-hotel-vdara-an-accidental-death-ray

  5. Re:if your car is made of plastic... by Mashiki · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That's pretty funny, hey did you know that there was an entire line of cars and vans made using poly-composite plastic body panels? Funny enough, switching from steel to plastic or even fiberglass can cut the weight of a vehicle by 30% and give you massive savings on fuel. The downside is, 20 years later as long as you take care of the car it still looks new.

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