Melting steel with solar power

[56tony1]

How cool is that !!! The only reason we do not have these kind of creations powering most of our everyday lives is that big oil cannot shade out the sun. Yet ......

[2222cyan]

Hey they steal my laser

[Grahf0]

These are awesome. There is another in France that can do 3500 degree Celsius. Saw a BBC show/clip on it.

[deesa89]

Amazing :)

[ringwormts115]

thanks for uploadin this fatsomus :)

[freakman420]

This seems to me the answer we've all been looking for, pretty much perpetual energy. It boils water, water makes steam, steam engine generates electricity. So simple we've been overlooking it the whole time...

[freakman420]

Steam engines here we come!!.... Again...

[xNeo2Rememberx]

A terminator has just arrived

[maxey83112]

Thats freaking insane!



[leonardohurtado2002]

ok know make an iron man suit

[hackajim]

that hotdog has skin cancer

[supermastater]

JAMES FROM TOP GEAR

[xevilwalksx]

that man knows nothing about hot dogs

[NorthWolfs]

btw thats liquid metal from Terminator xD

[NorthWolfs]

Remember on Nation Security with Martain Lawrence? Why not try to melt those kinds of barrels xD

[cheapsolarpanels1]

That's really powerful!

[zlazher]

I hope james bond destroy that shit before It falls in the wrong hands.

[maxy125]

lol was watching a documentry and thought hey why doesnt any1 try to concentrate the sun on an object to collect energy but looks like ive been beaten to it, oh well :D

[wolfanos74]

I'll never get tired of seeing that, just a small (and possibly stupid) question... What intensity of light is required to melt steel?

[AllPRO786]

this can be very use ful in the future

[L0V3Sick2716]

Ahhhh! That looks so cool! :D

[itsrickinaz]

You might like Power of the Sun by Redstorm on youtube.

[gooddarkjedi]

i wonder if these solar lense systems will allow us to have new energy source.

[gooddarkjedi]

arcimedes death ray?

[EmperorAst]

Just WoW!

[a10fjet]

I wanna see it vs dirt

[MrOceanPenguin]

Chemistry is awesome. It just sucks that I'm such a retard at it! :)

[Eatmydds3]

Just imagine what this would do to anyone standing in its focus..

[greencheapsk8]

@Eatmydds3 Think ants in a magnifying glass

[gooddarkjedi]

arkimedes is spining in his grave. he whuld have wanted to see this. unfrotunetly he was born over 2000 years too early.

[jemmani22]

Traditional american lunchtime hotdog snack. i noticed that too and lol'd

[MacraStraba]

@jemmani22 Americans sure love their wieners.

[Dillinger128]

I got your traditional american lunchtime hot dog snack on a very long stick right here chap!

[mostritegod]

What is Captain Slow doing there?

[TheScientist0000000]

LOOK WHAT IT DOES TO THAT TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HOTDOG SNACK!

[terakretonia]

They kidnapped my bulbasaur for this. Now I gotta teach a other grass type solarbeam >_>

[knoble430]

@KyleWGlenn Take a joke....

[540135]

Thumbs up for american snacks

[FunnyYahooAnswers]

Thumbs up if this gave you a boner

[SphincterManBubba]

The latest solar craze!!! Let's melt stuff and destroy weenies.

[VEVnetwork]

Great job! Thanks for sharing!

[NANOFORGE]

That is basicly a laser.

[davastheking]

@NANOFORGE

No, it's the sun. Laser it's a Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

[rogerpenna]

@NANOFORGE

not really. It has a focal point.

[Uqload]

His description of a hotdog at 0:24 , is really on going.

He could've just said "hotdog" we're not idiots.

[neutrillium]

where can i find plans for this furnace ihave a feeling that this can turn into a plasma furnace as well from solar to plasma

[SolarTrinkets]

solar power! whoop! now ive got that out my system check out my uploads..

[willeyboy2]

it's chuck norris' sunreflector

[neutrillium]

i thought of using solar power to melt metal years ago.Never occured to me to actually do it.Is solar heat more effective on melting metal than the conventional way like in the mills.To me its cleaner saver but would it change the physicl stregnth of the metal

[mangostavia]

@neutrillium heat is heat so in that aspect there is no difference there would be a difference in steel making since most steel processes use coke fired furnaces the coke not only heats the furnace but adds most of the carbon which is what makes iron, steel.... well carbon and a few other things

[datzfast]

i guess they want to melt coal into methane without oxygen but i bet they dont have a container to do it inside

[amberjacksolar]

This was indeed a very interesting video! Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[pargement]

@KyleWGlenn what a baby!

[MrNDSteinbach]

What if I looked directly at it?

[kenny8331]

@MrNDSteinbach its the opposite of the potato chip thing. i bet you cant look at it more than once

[keeperofthecheese]

@MrNDSteinbach

might sting a bit.

[jlaer3]

Mythbusters remake??? Ne1 seen this on mythbusters?

[irishchrisc]

Now. that's a contraption!

[Fourteen88SoCal]

coooooooooooooooooool

[datzfast]

what kind of mirror is that extra wavy stuff ? it looks like homemade art glass or something? any way i would really like to know please i in no way trying to be offensive i really want to know please.

[607819]

holy hell

[LifelongLesson]

Imagine if they made THIS the death penalty??? When you hear the sound at 1:26, it's time to scream!

[expertreviewsdotcom]

I don't know about this video. Do you habe any others that can back it up?

[doormagic]

The invention was patented by Priest Himalaya and was on display in st. louis in 1904.

You can see in wikipedia on Padre Himalaya.

This unit was the great attraction of the Universal Exposition in St. Louis in 1904, winning two gold medals and one silver.

[derman077]

The guy who called the hot dog a traditional american dish is an actual homosexual

[ComboKickChicken]

mythbusters = pwned

[timmygoffin007]

for those of you that watch the discovery channel, doesn't this prove the Mythbusters wrong?

[brodie1709]

It's like instant skin cancer! Or just a hole in your hand, whatever comes first.

[stundio]

lol 1:34 terminator 2 

[argmda]

1:28 =O

[Killasklan]

that is soo cool

[damianpoirier]

On the economics, one should consider the primary difference between "making mistakes or errors" (being unproductive) with 'use once' fuels vs. the pay-as-you-go energy you get from the endless (i despise the over use of the term renewable) supply from solar. If we don't use the fossil fuels to boot strap the endless future are kids are up shit creek.

[xSeriox4]

What happens if you put your hand in the light.??????

[redted444]

@xSeriox4 well in a hour it would feel warm and in about a day it would burn through

[GinjaNinjaKaratedo]

@xSeriox4 you're fingers'll end up like that sausage X(

[Ypipable]

The methodology is intriguing.

[441meatloaf]

@Ypipable

yes but not very practical. Sure the sun may have high energy gamma beams, but if these were to replace current existing energy production with these "clean" energy, they are often subjected to economic analysis of efficiency and benefit/ cost analysis. A machine like this most likely cost more than a normal power plant and not efficient enough. What if there is no sun during a sudden weather change or seasonal changes for periods of time?

[321ozzy]

@441meatloaf

Solar power plants are obviously more efficient in sun bathed countries.

Most solar power plant solutions as in the Nevada desert are based on (too) high-tech solutions; parabolic mirrors with special transparent glass that costs fortunes, moreover the use of the oil that turns into a salty-solid substance with temperatures below 260 degrees Celcius makes the system vulnerable and requires additional features to avoid clodding of the pipes. Making use of flat mirrors...(1)

[ValleLucas]

What program did you use to make thar animation....

Or mabee Hg who knows.

[0kamisama]

There actually was a theory to build a huge mirror about 3 or 4 miles wide, up in space, which could be used to either focus sunlight on to waterways in order to power generating steam power plants or to wreak havoc onto cities and destroy enemy nations' agriculture. Only 2 drawbacks; the technology wasn't up to it at the time, and the country that conceived this idea was Nazi Germany. Still, this video is pretty cool, demonstrating the useful properties of harnessed sunlight.

[DeadlyGrim]

@0kamisama The technology for the Sonnengewehr ("Sun Gun") existed at the time. The problem was that the project hadn't even reached "launch rocket into space stage" by the spring of 1945. Everyone who worked on the Sun Gun was picked up by Operation Overcast and Paperclip. Now, when the Sun Gun was first envisioned in 1929 by Hermann Oberth (who planned on using it for electrical generation rather than cartoon villainy), the technology didn't exist but von Braun invented what was needed.

[J05hyyy]

@0kamisama

Sounds like something out of James may Bond to me.

[echtnikskan]

@0kamisama Poseidon energy weapon *fallout new vegas*

[uzerofutube]

Like a hot knife thru butter, better than laser.

[QuitePossiblyANinja]

future death ray right there

[denelson83]

I saw three distinct layers form in the steel as it was heating up -- discolouration, deformation, and finally liquefaction.

[SteelRocker]

Could I build a smaller version of this out of regular mirrors?

[MrEnergyCzar]

Great video...I converted my home to a net-zero solar powered home that uses no oil or gas...I made a video about it called, "Preparing for Peak Oil"....

[hazardfactory]

NO THAT LOOKS LIKE STEEL TO ME, I can only say I am relying on having melted tons of steel and visually, this resembles steel rather than aluminum. I am guessing that the end application is some kind of steam/ electricity co-generation thing. Is that right?

[nohuiam]

@KyleWGlenn Dude, hippies are some of the smartest people walking the planet. Obviously you know nothing about a hippie.

[Lectim]

Is the segment where they're melting the steel fast-forwarded? It looks as though it was sped up a bit. Though, even if it was, they melted a hole through a steel plate in a matter of minutes.

[frarfarf]

NICE!

[borisspaski]

sooooo fake

[OblivionStudios69]

@borisspaski ditto.

[zrzr111]

your mom is fake

[ultimatemeepo]

>_>

[deckterrorist]

@borisspaski

You went to school, right? No? Poor bastard... :)

[itshelpa]

holy crap!

[GetMeThere1]

yeah....but could it melt a steel HOT DOG?!?!?!

[hbdavew]

Anyone who thinks there are no hippies doing cutting edge science needs to broaden their view. The whole free-thinking hippie ethos is very conducive to original thought. College campuses are full of Professors that could fall into the hippie category.

@KyleWGlenn sounds like that notorious hippie hater Eric Cartman.

[humanoid100010001]

incredible !!!

[jojomojojones]

Use this to boil water, water turns a turbine, turbine spins a magnet and, presto, cheap electricity.

[fourstar7]

when did James May do this? i thought he was doing Top Gear.

[happyapple96]

Did I hear Chinese at 0:35?

[luffe1966]

That's not steel! Probably Aluminum?

[Rahl692]

even if it was aluminum thats like 1200 degrees and it happened pretty fast so if it was lead I'd be impressed

[chao129]

With that kind of heat, methane can be made from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, then oligomerized into gasoline.

[Beatnikzombie]

Dude, you totally overcooked that hot dog.

[bg0821]

wow an awesome parabolic to reach those temps!!!!

[damasterwc]

thats cool as a weapon but i don't see how it's very useful or productive for industry. it works only during certain hours, in certain regions, and only under certain weather conditions. it also only works on small areas. gundam is retarded, the only way you can power a gundam is with fusion energy... they're trying to sell us this crap instead...

[Agraviador]

You obviously have very limited imagination and intelligence. Heres a tip, there is no "weather conditions" in space. Its a free source of energy, it has no moving parts so it requires next to nothing in maintenance, and as shown in the video is powerful enough to melt metal in seconds. Maybe YOU can think of a way to put it to use, but there are plenty of people who can.

[FliegenCockatiel]

Steel gets forged all the time, imagine doing it using this free, renewable energy source. In the desert, there is sun like 340 days a year. Build a larger one and it could work on larger areas (this is pretty small compared with some.) Problably the least probable use for this is, as you suggested, a wepon. Mythbusters prove that!

[D3str0y3r1000]

@FliegenCockatiel weapon not wepon :)

[zelyoko2800]

the next wmd?

[aleinlegs]

THATS BAD ASS!!!

[cadecastro]

Holy crap!

[EMaster9]

If the sunlight gets bounced on it by other mirrors.. What if you put that sucker outside in direct sunlight?

[olive1913]

well the efficiency of makig petrol out of air would be ridiculus low so no one would really attempt to try to use it for economic use...

[bnvdarklord]

so... mythbusters pwned?

[DiarmaidGNR]

LOL....  ...yes.

[slacker3442]

yes!

[KingPadboy]

@bnvdarklord was thinking the same thing, if these guys can do it, archimedes could have lol just because the americans cant "make" it, noone can it seem lol

[RagnaLearn]

if i had powers, i would certainly get that ability and the ability to attract the person you like. hahahaha but that is really awesome.

[ROY0666]

mind control is a way better power.

[zx6rtt]

damn,

that was quick

[urborg74]

I've always known such a thing was possible, I just haven't really thought about it. I have to say though, seeing it happen is pretty damn cool.

[teslaandlyne]

That is a Cosmic Energy reflector, not. But there is a cosmic energy reflector.

[WillSnipe4Tacos]

What if this was in space?

Has anyone ever used the Hammer of Dawn in Gears of War? xD

[killaasasnipa]

wow imagine if we could use this as a weapon, they'd call us one messed up one if we used it on them

[Durchbrechen]

I want this to heat my house in the sunny days of winter. It should suffice a mirror in the garden and water pipes running at the focal point. Where can I purchase such a heater ???

[BoudieBatsnikov]

What program is this from?

[Iaminthecloset]

Fake, mythbusters tried it..

[camvvti]

yea but they dont have millions of dollars of research grant and years of research to create it

[camlpg]

If the focal point is only ~10 feet. from the dish shown. How was Archimedes able to project the sun's heat 150 feet. Ancient Greeks were far more techy than one might think. My postulate/hypothesis is that Archimedes death ray might have been magnifying glass w. smaller mag. glasses and/or mirrors???

[georgeorwelI]

You just won the stupidity contest.

[Double142]

or his deadray didn't exist...

[DoctorMelon]

The legend dictates that he used massive mirrors - and apparently nothing else.

Provided he had enough of them, and they were stretched far enough along the coast - and that they were huge - it's technically possible to do. There just haven't been any measurements written down, so attempts thus far have failed - it appears to be incredibly expensive. However, early mirrors were often just polished metal, and this would be cheaper than the silver-backed glass that most mirrors use today.

[PesarTarofi]

Has this been weaponized? whats its range

[TheHaohmaru]

I'd like to see what MythBuster's would have to say about this. I don't think simply saying that there's no way the ancients could have made a similar device, especially after discovering artifacts like the Antikythera mechanism.

[MMOLegend]

I wanna see if it can melt rock

[Unrated48]

thats FUCKING scary...

[silverpizza100]

it should give you a real idea hot stars are.

[Midnight24435]

wow, absolutely amazing.

Funny tho, the sound it makes when the steel is melting, along with the visual appearance of the steel melting reminded me so much of darkness falling in silent hill. lol.

[Typhoon07]

What episode was this in?

[KennyGhosts1]

thats so strong!!!

[blackness010]

wow

[blackness010]

wow

[Cherry718]

Unbelievable!

[SWINGREGORY]

cool

[SWINGREGORY]

very cool

great for the Stirling motors !

[jonathan28w]

that was cool

[jonathan28w]

thay was cool

[Remis086]

awsome death ray \O/

[Remis086]

awsome death ray \O/

[7ndei]

Venusaur... SOLARBEAM!!!

[JSOhua2334]

lunchtime hot dog snack....... xDDDDDDDDDDD

[marmaloon]

Not bad, but I hate lousy sancitmonious british hippies, they're the WORST kind. :)

[RockManAU]

Solar Power is far more powerful than your TV is telling you... forget solar panels just magnify the suns light onto a tank of water and you have a steam generating turbine making power for homes just like that. No waste non polluting just power for nothing!

[ubangiestomp]

;Untill it gets cloudy.

[patrickblah]

That's why you set a bunch of mirrors in space to send a focused beam down to earth 24/7. ;)

[graymouserca]

who get's to control that?  because, you must realize that mirror would be this planet's most powerful weapon, right?

[TheHaohmaru]

Not really. Maybe if it was in space though. They probably already have one.

[ricbob]

You're being facetious I hope.

[SimWebb]

Inverse square law.

[lorexvath]

Inverse square law doesn't work when you're focusing the beam genius

[run32dll]

won't that heat the planet?

[Unrated48]

The sun is still producing heat when its cloudy..

[LooneyLopez]

@RockManAU sadly gas companies are never gonna let u power ur own house

[IneedTodisco]

word

[vmelkon]

@RockManAU That kind of thing has already been built. I've seen it in a book. The mirrors were rhodium covered. There was probably a few hundred 1 m x 1m and they all focused on a big metal ball full of water. I wish I knew in what country it was in.

[thembones12]

Over 2000 F ? What was the temperature of that, to melt the steel?

This is amazing. We can use this one, for people in death row. Stand up and just melt these bad people. No more electric chair or injections.

[DSKidMario]

i so totally agree with u :P

[youdoxie]

It's over 2000 C. That's well over 4000 F.

[kdc43]

It'll make these bad people say "I Saw The Light!".

[pixuma]

ha ha ha... this is fucking awesome

[thediscoballer]

I hope gravitational lensing doesn't make the earth blow up.

[electrique527]

"Iran is making nukes. "

lol! And USA has thousands of them. Talk about scary :)

[Frosttty]

It's the guy with one that I worry about...

[zZArsenicZz]

It's a giant Magnifying glass tbh

[FliegenCockatiel]

INCREDIBLE! I see a lot of potential for energy in this, but seeing that steel melting is probably the coolest thing I've ever seen, solar or not! It's just plain freaky!

[ashoramo]

imagine touching that if it wasnt at so high temperatures, that would feel amazing.

[annabodhi38]

Thanks for posting this, very well done.

[tacolord455]

The only problem is, if the enemy ship is just outside of the focal point, it no longer retains its heat making properties, just kinda blinds them with brightness