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Day: March 23, 2005

Solar Death Ray

March 23, 2005 by Jason Striegel 36 Comments

solar death ray

you know summer is coming when hackers start crawling out from winter hibernation, desiring nothing more than to burn things.  not satisfied with a magnifying glass, this project’s author created a 6′ x 4′ parabolic reflector that uses 112 mirrors to direct the sun’s rays at a single point

Posted in Solar Hacks, Weapons Hacks

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