Very impressive,but I was disappointed to not see the rock acutally "melt".

that's nothing god made the entire universe in 7 days.

Not impressed? I'm fairly certain I've never seen a rock CATCH FIRE.

>> ^flechette:

Not impressed? I'm fairly certain I've never seen a rock CATCH FIRE.


Never seen lava, huh?

Damn I could watch stuff go under there all day. Why just a piece of wood, a screw, and a rock? Why not guitars and cellphones and vases!!!

Now all we need is an ant colony...

I bet there are a lot of ways that we can harness they sun and light in general that have yet to be thought of. This I dont see a much of a very practical thing although I love it and even more so because it gets kids thinking such as the same it did me with a sort of focal experiment which was performed when I was a young lad.

>> ^westy:

that's nothing god made the entire universe in 7 days.


I thought it was six days, and he put his feet up on the stool, laid back , got some women over and smoked some joints. But thats just what they taught me in grade school I think.

so how does this work? he mentions that it is a mirror... but the light is coming down from the top...

without him mentioning a mirror, i would think it's just like a giant magnifying glass.

Sure, but will it blend?

>> ^westy:

that's nothing god made the entire universe in 7 days.


Thats what you get when you outsource your creation to people who cut corners just so they can have an early weekend. Shoddy work.

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I said I've never seen it CATCH fire. Please show me a clip of rocks inside the earth being crushed under tremendous pressure and melting, because while I've seen lava, I've never seen the forces that make it work while still underground.
>> ^maximillian:

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Never seen lava, huh?

Somebody warn sifter ant not to watch this.

HAhahah!! No Mr. Bond! I expect you to die!

If you can focus that much with a single 2 meter paraboloid, wouldn't it be more efficient to heat water with power like that than to use solar panels?

>> ^deathcow:

If you can focus that much with a single 2 meter paraboloid, wouldn't it be more efficient to heat water with power like that than to use solar panels?


That's the general idea behind thermal solar collection, though I think they molten salt instead of water since it won't boil at normal atmospheric pressures.

I love the way the chap's face lights up when he sees the wood catch fire.

Oh, I thought you said Iraq.

Francisco Scaramanga approves.

The host manages enthusiasm without becoming obnoxious. Very impressive!

>> ^chtierna:

The host manages enthusiasm without becoming obnoxious. Very impressive!




I also like the way he manages to combine being cute with being sciencey.

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