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London skyscraper’s ‘deathray’ reflection is melting cars, burning businesses, but also cooking eggs | National Post
"the air temperature in the concentrated beam, reached 69.8C, which in old money is 158F." http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1378349779.jpg |
The Disney theater in LA did that too with its curvy stainless steel roof. They had to put a duller, more brushed finish on them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall#Reflection_problems
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Melted Jag http://bbb-news.com/blog/wp-content/...71_634x360.jpg http://images.dailystar-uk.co.uk/dyn...4000/22884.jpg It's not really that hard to imagine why they didn't discover the phenomenon during whatever testing/discovery phase they had. What are the odds of most folks thinking about the fact that the sun changes position in the sky (sometimes very quickly making a big difference) other than just east to west? I'm often reminded because the setting sun sometimes hammers me at work, but only a couple of times a year. The rest of the year, it sets behind one of two buildings. |
I've seen that with windows reflecting back onto vinyl siding. Distorts a small spot, then moves on.
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due to anatomy, that would be a father-in-law in most cases :) |
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