{"id":14683,"date":"2012-08-02T08:54:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T14:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14683"},"modified":"2012-08-02T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T14:54:57","slug":"solar-death-ra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/solar-death-ra\/","title":{"rendered":"Just for Fun: the Solar Death Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/solar-death-ray.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14684 aligncenter\" title=\"solar death ray\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/solar-death-ray.jpg\" alt=\"solar death ray\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/solar-death-ray.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/solar-death-ray-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, how did I miss this?! I first came across the story of 19-year-old\u00a0Eric Jacqmain parabolic solar &#8220;death ray&#8221; at <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/19-year-old-teenager-makes-homemade-solar-death-ray\/\">Inhabitat<\/a>; Cleantechnica picked up on it also&#8230; here&#8217;s their take.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n  <!--rpuEmbedStart--><br \/>\n  <script src=\"http:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-10dda8ee25eb594d348fb6701e052640-top\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/19E9v\" class=\"rpuThumb\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/1543637\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/19E9v\" class=\"rpuTitle\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>Solar &#8220;Death Ray&#8221; (VIDEO)<\/strong><\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/19E9v\" class=\"rpuHost\" rel=\"norewrite\">Clean Technica<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">\n       I\u2019m not sure if this is cleantech \u2014 \u00a0it could certainly be used for good if wished (if it weren\u2019t destroyed in a shed fire\u2026 that it probably created), but the idea is a big part of what\u2019s behind concentrated solar power. A Facebook friend actually shared the video with me this week in response&hellip;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- put the \"tease\", \"jump\" or \"more\" break here --><!--more--><!--break--><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"at-page-break\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepostMain rpuRepost-10dda8ee25eb594d348fb6701e052640-bottom\" style=\"display:none;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>  <!-- How to customize this embed: http:\/\/www.repost.us\/article-preview\/#!shash=10dda8ee25eb594d348fb6701e052640 --><br \/>\n  <!--rpuEmbedEnd-->\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Image credit: <\/strong>Screen capture from &#8220;Solar &#8216;Death Ray&#8217;: Power of 5000 suns!&#8221; video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Jacqmain&#8217;s &#8220;solar death ray&#8221; concentrates the power of 5000 tiny mirrors. 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