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Man Transforms Old TV Screen into 2000 Degree Fahrenheit Solar Death Ray That Can Melt Pennies

03/11/2013
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  • Grant Thomspon solar burner
    DIY expert Grant Thompson has a use for those heavy old rear-projection televisions that have been collecting dust in your basement—he transforms them into solar-powered death rays! Thompson takes advantage of the convex screens’ ability to condense and direct light, turning the abandoned monitors into sun harvesters that can melt glass and coins, and even burn a hole into concrete....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-obsolete-tv-screens-into-a-solar-death-ray-that-can-reach-2000-degrees-fahrenheit/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Grant Thomspon solar burner
    DIY expert Grant Thompson has a use for those heavy old rear-projection televisions that have been collecting dust in your basement—he transforms them into solar-powered death rays! Thompson takes advantage of the convex screens’ ability to condense and direct light, turning the abandoned monitors into sun harvesters that can melt glass and coins, and even burn a hole into concrete....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-obsolete-tv-screens-into-a-solar-death-ray-that-can-reach-2000-degrees-fahrenheit/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Grant Thomspon solar burner
    DIY expert Grant Thompson has a use for those heavy old rear-projection televisions that have been collecting dust in your basement—he transforms them into solar-powered death rays! Thompson takes advantage of the convex screens’ ability to condense and direct light, turning the abandoned monitors into sun harvesters that can melt glass and coins, and even burn a hole into concrete....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-obsolete-tv-screens-into-a-solar-death-ray-that-can-reach-2000-degrees-fahrenheit/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Grant Thomspon solar burner
    DIY expert Grant Thompson has a use for those heavy old rear-projection televisions that have been collecting dust in your basement—he transforms them into solar-powered death rays! Thompson takes advantage of the convex screens’ ability to condense and direct light, turning the abandoned monitors into sun harvesters that can melt glass and coins, and even burn a hole into concrete....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-obsolete-tv-screens-into-a-solar-death-ray-that-can-reach-2000-degrees-fahrenheit/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Grant Thomspon solar burner

DIY expert Grant Thompson has a use for those heavy old rear-projection televisions that have been collecting dust in your basement—he transforms them into solar-powered death rays! Thompson takes advantage of the convex screens’ ability to condense and direct light, turning the abandoned monitors into sun harvesters that can melt glass and coins, and even burn a hole into concrete....

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