FRESNEL LENS Solar Glass Art Melting Glass Recycling

[GroveParkMedia]

Hi! Great video. I plan on getting on of those lenses in the future. On a video question. How did you do the slow motion when the bottle exploded? Was it done with camera or in post? Great Info and entertaining.

[gravityisweak]

Hey Dan, have you heard about the guy who made a 3d printer that uses a fresnel lens to melt sand in the desert into glass objects? He made some pretty awesome stuff with it. It was called the Solar Sinter. The guys name is Markus Kayser.

[adolphwatson956]

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[EatingBabiesForLunch]

What a waste of time!

[KingDD3]

That's really neat. You could really do some cool folks art stuff with that.

[psyborg303]

make a bong!

[DDluka]

fiber glass, fiber optics LOL

[PyroRul3s]

thats how they make fiberglass...basically.

[Idiotsmakemesad]

Haha yeah i saw the swordfish it was brilliant. Like all art the real secret is knowing when to stop.

[McQzer]

i like ants.....

[SteubenDesign]

Great video!

[wetdogpawseeeeeeeeey]

yay ants!

[pommyrooter]

'they' make fibre optics in the same method but they add silicon

[WalterMelones]

use a copper rod, the glass should slide right off. when white men traded beads with natives they were made by dipping copper wire into vats of glass.

[vespacurry]

Enjoyed your video, cool idea, thank you.

Dan got a couple of questions...

Q1 If I pulverise a mix of glass types into powder, would I be able to remove the elements out of the glass using acid?

Q2  If I pulverise a mix of glass types into powder, would I be able to melt the glass back into a single product or will it fail, as in graze or be extremely brittle etc...

[masume21]

Where do you get a large fresnel lens like that?

[Naddycat]

They are so much fun to play with. I have just been using dark sunglasses but I do need to get welding goggles...ehhh!

[social3ngin33rin]

Wow that lens is deadly D:

Wicked ant hill- kind of scares me

[vinczeee]

OMG BURN THAT ANTS NEST, this fresnel thing takes antburning ti a whole other level!!!

[Jm4steam]

Dan, would getting or making a crucible be beneficial? Melting the glass and other things in a confined space at the focal point.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

@Jm4steam Hi JM, sorry for the delay:-) A crucible is very helpful, summer months sun right above. I use a lead melting pot hybrid for zinc if there are clouds.

[trailkeeper]

@Jm4steam You can also make a homemade small crucible out of an empty co2 container

[odv000]

LOL!

optical fibers

you should try upload videos through it !

[tcbink]

Just goes to show the power of the sun.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

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[davidstonner]

what kind of camera are you using for the shot of the breaking bottle? what frame rate?

[YouDoobed]

You could melt all kinds of stuff with that thing.

[robinhooodvsyou]

It would be very good for melting aluminum etc.

[mspacone]

All you need now is a sun tracker for the fresnel lens.

[kahlinor]

With a long strand of steel spring and a concrete housing, you could make a miniature oven for glass blowing.

[Alex9l]

This is really cool.

But you should be really careful, because if your not careful enough and you get stung by those thin strings of glass, they can easily break under your skin and go into your veins.

[stiggyh]

ahh thats how it goes dan those swordfishes are fast swimmers hehe :)))

[stiggyh]

watch that back lifting that cement parabol dan :)))

[gonyea12]

FAKE

[havock89]

low volume on this video guys!

[LikeFuriousFire]

If you burned those ants, would you have a problem? Just an question, Im curious if some organization is watching on EVERY animal there is.. You know "Oh hell! Ur sitting on microbe!"

[McCreathBen]

like Pastures "animalcules"

[luk3Z]

I hope that none of those ants were hurted during make this video ;)

[LikeFuriousFire]

Yeah. I hope he checked the grass he is walking on, or he can step on some microbe if he wont be careful. :D

[lodemerisback]

NICE VIDEO, SIR where can i get that big lens you have, can i have that one, nice youtube, nice presentation

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[lodemerisback]

nice video

[digitalenigma00]

you just removed the ants protection from the solar radiation, and they have no idea who did it, or why, or how, makes you wonder...

[NinjaMotion]

Hey dan I learned a fuck load of thing with ur video, ty for updating ur channel with all those great information but, seriously that pyrex tube art suck.... Work more on that...

[muddymuddymuddmann]

Hey Dan, Scott here and not as dizzy as yesterday, the flu is almost gone. Anyway great video. I used to melt a mess of glass with a torch. everything i made just broke as it cooled though. I like twisting several colors around another bottle. that usually worked ok and held up. but still fragile. It would be cool to make your own marbles and swirl them. that would be far out .

muddY

[1pacnw]

Dan,

Always enjoy your videos but I'm thinking you could start a new channel: GreenPowerArt. Still worthwhile stuff, just less science oriented. Also, please recognize the danger of heating over moist concrete. Yours was obviously dry.

[weldmaster80]

Lamina engine my rump, your making 'pipes' admit it.

[Anothercoilgun]

Find a way to focus to a point and bend the light in a tube to make a solar welder. Darn I dun gave away me potential riches.

[jokidder]

8:10 why don't you make a video about making a parabolic microphone? ;-)

[luc59457]

I live close to an airport also. Seems like us experimenters like to live close to airports.. At least if anyone tries to stop us, we'll be close to the airport =P

[vibeslord]

sweet!!!

[sonofhendrix]

Very nce vid. But what is that plane!

[chop98]

Cool idea with the waste glass. The ants, however, I would turn the lens on. If those are fire ants....kill 'em! :) Yes, yes. Bad episode in the childhood memory with fire ants. Tell PETA to sue me. Maybe Cass Sunstein would like a court battle? :D

[GUILDGOB]

Great vid. Very neat ant pile/termite mound. Thanks for sharing GPS!

[luc59457]

A lot of electrical and heating potential from them, when the sun is out, it's all a matter of what is the best way to harness it... For electricity, I really like the idea of steam and for heating, oil and copper.

[daveybaby4u2000]

excelent, now to find fernel lenses, *lol*. besides the one i keep in my wallet to read with.

[junkman6261]

Hi Dan, how flexible is the spun glass?

[superbee1970]

NICE vid!

Cool Plane at the end as well!

Looked up melting point of glass! WOW! You're gettin some SERIOUS heat there man!:

"Depending on it's composition, some glass will melt at temperatures as low as 500 °C (900 °F), others melt at 1650 °C (3180 °F)"

Superbee1970

[waterfalling929]

In the future, dan will create a Fiber Optics factory producing several kilometers in a week from waste glass and sand XD. Dan then becomes a millionaire.

[Davetech23]

The ants didn't seem to appreciate your giving them all rooms "with a view". Hehe

Entertaining video. Thanks!

[LincTexPilot]

What airport are you near? I think I might know the guy flying the canard :-)

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Vandenberg Airport is a few miles away.

[SchralperDotCom]

that parabolic concrete - might wanna lift w/ your legs, not your back.

[PakaNoHida]

As an artist, I find this very inspiring. :)

[BurnDuck]

something wrong with audio?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

First 40 seconds. New Microphone, needs some adjustments.

[solorstars]

lol watch this ~TINK~ lmao

[truckeejp]

And it's free!

[MrBankRuns]

Why not just set up the lens to boil water to make steam that generates electricity that powers your home?

[ShawnCFarm]

Better yet were can I buy or get one here in Canada?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Check our website:-)

[ShawnCFarm]

I'm thinking you could heat your house with a lens like that, maybe bigger as long as you could track the sun all day. Maybe have it heat water to run into the house.

[godsend420]

hot glass< cold water

any idea what you are gonna wrap the glass on

weird plane / glider thing 5*

[brianismynamo55]

So what can you put this fresnel lense on the ant mound...thanks

[228player]

apocalypse for the ant hill... and the dirt/sand turns into glass

[piwright42]

This clip makes me wonder what I would have to do to employ a Fresnel lens in glass blowing. Thanks for the inspiration Dan. Really liked the shots of the Long EZ at the end too.

[hoser4]

Dan, I'm curious to know if you've tried to pulverize glass into something resembling a powder, poured it into a mold, and used the fresnel lens to literally melt the glass right in the mold.

Ditto for dirt, rocks, etc. Anything capable of turning concrete into magma should be powerful enough to do something useful along these lines. :)

[flahr1]

homemade fibre optic cables

[GetMeThere1]

Hmmm, would that be hot enough to melt iron/steel? If would be interesting to see if you could create iron from "dirt" by heating with the fresnel. There are numerous youtube videos of backyard creation of iron using charcoal (with air blower). You might be able to forego the air blower it your fresnel temp. goes high enough.

[vision4wisdom]

heres an application for the fresnel, lol

Sun spun color wrapped glass DILDOS!

sell em' to porn shops, the backyard dildo factory!

[sim007002]

I liked that last glass one. It looked like a glass spring.

[madjimms]

This video was awesome! I'm so glad I subscribed.

Can i have a Fresnel lens?

[cambigfoot88]

yay ive been waiting so long for a new GPS vid

[RamoneTalarico]

Dan, great video! and hey, nice camera!

keep up the good work!

all the best

|2amone

[9887663]

Nice Video! I don't know how you get the ideas for the videos, but keep up the good work! You get us all thinking. I would of never got as far with my HHO, hydroponics, solar dish and magnet projects, without your getting me thinking ( that all you have to do is think and then try). I am very thankfull for ideas!!

[ironbord]

love your vids

[PsychoticusRex]

I'd like to see you set up a proper solar kiln. to melt anything from scrap metals to glass, if you can do glass you can do metals (well maybe not aluminum.). some way to regulate and regularize the internal temperature seems the next step.

[lvecsey]

there is a welding helmet for around $49 which will auto adjust itself. I don't know if people who melt glass need something like that but maybe it would do the trick.

[JULYINJULY]

What type of plane athe end? Looks like a boomerang.

[roidroid]

It looks like one of Burt Rutan's designs.

Perhaps a VariEze or similar.

[JULYINJULY]

Sweet, TY

[JULYINJULY]

Great video. If the ants move resin cast their house. Cool. You could make solar ear rings.

[hlblade57]

the rod will mess u up lol the glass melting is great cas u dont need to use so much wood or gas and polute the air so all you do is use the constant energy given by the sun

[Raycheetah]

Have a lot of broken glass in your yard, have you, Dan?

This video is a fine example of why you have to be safety-conscious (and not just about broken glass) when using a lens of this type. The heat and light are intense, and third degree and retina burns are no fun for anyone.

Nice trick with the motorcycle jack, by the way! =^[.]^=

[pubtor]

will you be selling glass thread soon?

[centervilletn]

your videos always make me think and i really appreciate your efforts!

[centervilletn]

ive built a passive solar heater...ive posted a vid here..i was thinking about using a lens to heat an iron heat sink in teh bottom of the heater so it would maintain higher temps....and hold heat after sundown

[danz409]

you need a personal studio area. i can see how that can get annoying with all the ambient noise

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

I got a new Microphone, working out the bugs, very directional so it should help a lot.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Older ones are the best.

[centervilletn]

ive noticed that...the older harder plastic ones seem to be more efficient and have a hotter focal point

[centervilletn]

do you think you can get the glass hot enough to blow?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Yes, but very small volume.

[corryn00]

barely hear you Dan

[jonnyroy]

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