I melt a stack of pennies, burst a glass bottle, damage various food items, and incinerate wood using the power of the Sun. My 4 foot magnifying lens will melt concrete, and nearly anything else that gets in it’s way. www.thekingofrandom.com Music by http (Crazy from the message) WARNING: Do not try this at home. This project should not be attempted without adult supervision and adequate training. Misuse, or careless use, of tools or projects may result in serious injury property damage, or death. Use of this video content is at your own risk. A 4 foot magnifying glass is powerful enough to melt metal, incinerate wood, and burn holes in concrete.Today seemed like a good day to play with my Solar Scorcher. I positioned my frame and found the focal point, then added some concrete tiles as a base for my projects. Ok, I’ve got power, and I’ll test it out with this piece of wood and when the light makes contact I’ve got instant fire. The sunlight at this spot is around 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, enough to melt this spot of concrete into a glowing orange liquid. I’m curious to see what I can do with all this heat so I’ve filled a glass bottle with water and I’ll punch a hole in the cap. It’s incredible to see that the instant I focus my lens on the bottle, it starts smoking. Just a few moments later this water is so hot it’s boiling, and I’m a little nervous the bottle might blow. Yep, there it goes. The glass pieces are melting and that’s cool, but now I want to try this on some …
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Great feedback, great compliments, and great flattery
I hope you do get a chance to build one, and wish you the best of luck with it! As for myself, no engineering background. Just a love and passion for exploring how things work, and trying to make things for fun. I’m guessing you’ve subscribed, and for that I thank you .. More videos coming and you should be notified when they are posted. Thanks!
You good sir give me hope in humanity again, I can see using a lot of these applications on my soon to be homestead, I miss the days when I used to tinker in my dads workshop although I think this go around I will be far more productive, I wonder do you have an engineering background or were you just born this awesome?
Thank you! I hope for a lot more videos and good luck!
Hey I just wanted to let you know I finished the Fire Piston video. It’s uploaded, and you can find it on back-door links from my other videos like making Char Cloth. It’s not public yet, but I’m hoping it will be today or tomorrow.
Yep! Did you like that?
Yes, back the focal point off so that it doesn’t concentrates to a point, but rather, is spread out over a square foot area. Overall temp will be less (scorcher –> cooker), and it will cover more area. Hope that helps?
I just finished filming it, including some testing of it in the woods, so will probably edit the video this week. I expect it will be up early next week, and probably will go public next month .. but now you know how to find them early
licuid metal ?!??
Any ideas on how we can harness this energy and make it into a solar cooker instead of a solar scorcher?
Sweet deal. My friend and I came up with a similar concept idea based on what you made, but wasn’t sure how to make it fold as nicely as yours did. I like the eye bolt trick. Now I just have to find someone with a table saw and a router. I’m waiting for a day where it’s not overcast/rainy to test out the lens before I build the frame. Any word on when the fire piston video will be ready?
I just wanted to let you know the video on making the frame is posted. It’s not public yet, but you can find it on the back door links on some of the videos. Like the TV Hack video. Thanks!
Hey, thanks for the support! I’m glad to have you aboard!! .. but beware, my next video on how to make fuel out of water (going public on Thursday) is very technical and fast paced and will probably make your head spin. Just fair warning.
Your editing, lighting, camera work, etc. are all top notch stuff, so good in fact that this one thing sort of sticks out.
I have subscribed and I am looking forward to what you produce next!
Thanks for your concern.
I can follow and understand but the delivery makes it more difficult than it needs to be in that there are no pauses between your sentences, they just stream together into one long phrase instead of separate, distinct sentences. There is an article on TechRepublic called “Public Speaking Tips: Pause, Punch and Color” that explain the concept. I would post the url but YouTube won’t allow that in the comments.
Maybe I don’t understand what you mean. You just said you have no trouble following and comprehending, and that it’s well produced and easy to follow. In either case, thanks again for the feedback, and thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
I have no trouble following and comprehending but the way the voice over is edited and spliced together itsoundslikeyouaretalkinglikethisanditcangetinthewayofunderstandingthemessage.
Thanks for the suggestion. This is my style though, and most people like the quick pace. Have you tried watching them again? You may be surprised by how much you retain and how much slower it seems to go the second time. Thanks again!
The videos are well produced and easy to follow but the voice over is too quick. You need to pause a bit between sentences.
Haha, that is a very resourceful idea! Heads up on the TV screen, make sure it’s the crystal clear acrylic lens, because some are discolored and don’t work as well. Also, some screen focus to a beam rather than a point. I’m not sure how to tell the difference yet except by trial and error.
I’m editing the frame video as I write this message. Don’t kill yourself over the price. I’m going to show you how I made my custom frame for about $8!!!
I’m eagerly awaiting the video, but I don’t expect it to be that expensive in either case. I figure the sale of the bulbs, assuming anyone wants one, will cover several other projects as well.
I’ll probably also try out your penny/washer/cardboard/vinegar battery trick as well. I was thinking about using the lens to melt the penny to get the zinc out. No sanding and no washers needed.
First saw this video 2 nights ago, last night picked up a busted 60″ tv for free. Might try to sell the bulbs to cover the cost of building the frame. I’m excited to get this thing up and running over the weekend.
I’m going to guess it would work without actually trying it. Hey, thanks for watching and commenting!
what about dem ants? give it a try !!!
Watch it again
You’ll be surprised by how much you remember, and it will give my video another view count!!! 