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MYTH OR FACT?

Did Archimedes' "death ray" set fire to Roman ships at Syracuse in 214 BC?

Just because The Myth Busters didn't have success - it was Busted!
But they were w-r-o-n-g according to M.I.T.

Flash ignition!

In an instant there is a large, open flame. The volatiles liberated from the wood ignite at roughly 1100 F. Open, sustaining flame occurred less than 10 minutes after the sun was in a clear patch of sky!

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing
October, 2005.

Eureka!

M.I.T. Massachusetts Institute of Technology realized the importance of the right materials for the right job.

Unlike the illustration of Archimedes aiming a special round mirror it's more likely that Archimedes defeated a fleet of ships by using the polished metal shields of troups - far more practical and available - to focus the sun at a point on a ship, at which time it burst into flames.

http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html

Using a magnifying glass, you can concentrate solar power too... it's nothing new,

One can see if Archimedes design in this solar power tower design - this is his "death ray" applied to producing steam instead of burning ships - it's excactly the same design and he could have shown us the way over 2000 years ago.

To take his idea one step further.

A long magnifying glass focussing on a long receiver is the next big thing in solar.

IT'S JUST A BIG L-O-N-G KETTLE

Everyday you switch on your kettle to use electricity to heat an element to boil water and make steam. This is very inefficient since the electricity has been through several conversions and travelled miles to your home and has to be turned back into heat again. Cutting down on energy conversion will save more energy.

Today the latest advanced solar technology uses the sun to heat a "long" mirror and a "long" receiver to capture as much light and heat as possible. The sun is concentrated and focussed on a long pipe with water in it - the water boils and steams come out - add some pressure - squeeze the nozzle - and the steam drives an ordinary steam engine. This is the state of the art 2008 rocket science that Archimedes would in bewilderment question why would we do it any other way.

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