Sir Charles uses a beam of concentrated sunlight to melt a brick
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Sir Charles…
You …
Sir Charles…
You might wish to correct the lapse that crept into the last line of text shown at 0:57 of your video. You of course meant to type “…megawatts per square METER”
Hey, I have full …
Hey, I have full instructions on how to make your own Solar Panel)
LOL duh but the …
LOL duh but the majority of it in the US doesn’t Maybe you need to go back and check your sources for coal in the US. Not very many mountains being leveled for it. Some a big holes being dug though. Coal trains come from all over the US to Wyoming to get their coal. My dad lived in wyoming for a while and he visited that mine and related all the info to me. time for you to go back to school if you dont know about wyoming.
WHAT!? Coal has …
WHAT!? Coal has been found at the tops of mountains as well as at the bottom of the sea. Are you for real?
Ever hear of tectonics? Where are you getting your information, Wyoming?
You are an engineer …
You are an engineer and you dont know that coal doesnt come from mountains? It comes from Huge holes in the ground in wyoming!
ya, its all about …
ya, its all about the lens shape… for a line you wuld need kind of like a V shape instead of a cone
dude you should do …
dude you should do this with a time lapse camera…. it’d be a lot better for display purposes… but thats sweet…. did u make that lens yurself?
Wow! T hat was …
Wow! T hat was amazing! This could end globnal warming forever! But noooooooooo! The car companies just care for money! Awesome job! 5/5!
i,ve bought a solar …
i,ve bought a solar power adapter for wich i could charge (up to 9 voltage) my mobile phones,mp3s,handhelds and even the nds lite etc,,
all for free and nothing and i could use t annywhere whenever i want it ideal during holyday,s when your camera is emty and there,s no wallet socket in the neberhut, you will save alot of money
Is there a way to …
Is there a way to not get so high temperatures? If we put a metal pipe with water for power generation I think is good that the lenses don’t melt down the pipe. I also wonder if the focus shape can be modified so not be a small square but a long line (for hit the pipe)?
Solar power rocks! …
Solar power rocks! All our energy really comes from the sun. Wind is coming from the sun. The power in oil is just trapped sunlight. So we know it must be able to cover all our energy needs.
GOOD STUFF!
GOOD STUFF!
I have reached over …
I have reached over 5,000 F easily at the focus of the larger lenses. A small piece of steel at the focus spits and boils almost immediately (due to impurities and flaws in the metal structure).
We now have a functional power system made from 10 of the larger lenses. The volume of steam is nothing short of incredible. More video coming soon.
Boil steel???? My …
Boil steel???? My god that was incredible
This was a typo, I …
This was a typo, I am fully aware of the actual number. This has also been pointed out in the other comments.
at 0:57 it is …
at 0:57 it is stated that 1.2 kW concentrated in 1 cm^2 means an energy density of 12 MW per cm^2. That is ridiculous. The energy density would be 1.2 kW/cm^2. where does that factor of 10,000 come from?
Educate yourself a little before making such claims.
Do you know of an …
Do you know of an sites with information on the new solar technologies, I agree that coal mining is not really low impact but I would rather bank on a easy and cheap source of power like nuclear.
Investors don’t …
Investors don’t agree. The new solar technologies work efficiently on overcast days as well as in full sun.
The fossil fuel cartels are fighting both solar & wind energy technologies tooth & nail for more than obvious reasons.
The government/corporate lobbyists against passive energy sources say they are concerned about the environment. As an environmental engineer I can say with certainty that fossils fuels are absolutely filthy, coal being the worst. (Levelling mountains: good ecology?)
Solar power makes …
Solar power makes me laugh…. Sure it can melt rock but it will only happen on the clearest day in summer. To make photo voltaic cells requires a lot of processes taking energy and many harmful chemicals.
Not to mention the area needed for such a plant, solar power only works because people force it to work through subsidies.
People need to do more research into cleaner classic fuels and nuclear. No alternative fuel source currently has a chance in a free market.
UV does fog many …
UV does fog many lenses, but there are plastics that resist this. Glass is good but a hailstorm will wreck your power system. Distributed energy production makes any country more secure from attack because you can’t wreck the power grid if there is a complete backup system.
As for the death ray comment, something I made years ago has been labeled “the back yard death ray” and can be found through Google that way. I made a flexible mirror from Mylar for that one.
say good bye to …
say good bye to trash
Sound like a death …
Sound like a death ray to me.
Yes! In the US, …
Yes! In the US, ANYTHING that is wired or piped into your house is peppered with “add ons”. I have taken drastic measures to greatly reduce energy use, not because I can’t afford it but because I don’t want to enrich these people. The new business tac is to INCREASE price for lESS product. My electric (from filthy coal technology) bill last month for a 5 bedroom, 3 bath home was $49 (66% reduction). ACTUAL energy use was $27, the rest being “add on” government scams. The same with gas & phone.
I agree. Also, …
I agree. Also, politicians would loose vast amounts of revenue were solar power commonplace.
Total cost of UK gas and electricity bills is millions. Politicians add 17.5% VAT to these bills to be paid by householders.
Internationalist …
Internationalist energy investors do not like solar power. Solar powered homes, industry and vehicles would, in effect, take many consumers off the ‘grid’. With customers actually SELLING electric power from solar collectors TO the energy companies during off peak hours. Profits would go down. These investors also fear that, one day, solar energy technology would advance to the point where their “customers” could exit OFF the grid entirely & become totally idependant. NOT good for the greedy!