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Melting steel with focused sunlight

26 May 2015

Using a large array of mirrors to focus sunlight down to a small spot creates high enough temperatures to melt a piece of steel. Unlike the Mythbuster’s failed attempts, which were limited by using period-specific materials, modern-day technology is more than capable of harnessing the immense energy output by the Sun.

Source: https://youtu.be/8tt7RG3UR4c

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Melting steel with focused sunlight