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[QUOTE][B]A new London skyscraper dubbed the "Walkie Talkie" has been blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street.
[/B]Martin Lindsay parked his Jaguar on Eastcheap, in the City of London, on Thursday afternoon.
When he returned about two hours later, he found parts of his car - including the wing mirror and badge - had melted.
Mr Lindsay said he "could not believe" the damage. The developers have apologised and paid for repairs.
The 37-storey skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street, which has been nicknamed the "Walkie Talkie" because of its shape, is currently under construction.[/QUOTE]
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675[/URL]
Seems like an extreme version of what happened with
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They eventually had to dull the surfaces because it was reflecting too much light
Sunbeams are serious business
It's not their fault, why would you build something in the UK expecting sunlight?
Clearly the building is actually a front for a supervillain's solar powered death ray, which they will use to terrorise central London.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;42057617]It's not their fault, why would you build something in the UK expecting sunlight?[/QUOTE]
Truly a freak accident.
So britain isn't having a good year with everything from the roads to the cars melting...
Uhh... I think there was an unnamed place in a Nevada city that was burning people at a place of aquatic recreation because of a similar issue.
Why the fuck is a Jaguar using low temp plastic? Most automobile plastics don't begin to warp or get really soft until you pass 100c.
This is what you get when you buy an expensive fucking car.
[QUOTE=OvB;42057661]There was a hotel in Las Vegas that had a concave curve to the side wall which was covered in reflective glass. It gave a lot of people at the hotel's pool severe sunburns.
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Careful. The last time that was posted Garry got sued by Righthaven.
[QUOTE=pentium;42057985]Careful. The last time that was posted Garry got sued by Righthaven.[/QUOTE]
Better?
[QUOTE=OvB;42057661]Uhh... I think there was an unnamed place in a Nevada city that was burning people at a place of aquatic recreation because of a similar issue.[/QUOTE]
We wish not to give anything more specific than that
It'll buff out.
[QUOTE=pentium;42057985]Why the fuck is a Jaguar using low temp plastic? Most automobile plastics don't begin to warp or get really soft until you pass 100c.
This is what you get when you buy an expensive fucking car.[/QUOTE]
Maybe it heated a lot more than you expect, or maybe they were using such plastic because of weight differences?
Or simply to cheap out, that's always a possibility.
[QUOTE=OvB;42057661]Uhh... I think there was an unnamed place in a Nevada city that was burning people at a place of aquatic recreation because of a similar issue.[/QUOTE]
Need details now.
[QUOTE=nikomo;42058578]Maybe it heated a lot more than you expect, or maybe they were using such plastic because of weight differences?
Or simply to cheap out, that's always a possibility.[/QUOTE]
I think it's just the type of metal used.
Aluminum I think. It's probably molded with other sorts of materials and what not so it could have attributed to how easy it melted.
From the title I thought an actual Walkie-Talkie melted a car
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;42058775]From the title I thought an actual Walkie-Talkie melted a car[/QUOTE]
surprising
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;42058701]I think it's just the type of metal used.
Aluminum I think. It's probably molded with other sorts of materials and what not so it could have attributed to how easy it melted.[/QUOTE]
Aluminum doesn't warp like that under heat, it's definitely plastic.
This sounds like a good way for people to get a tan in London, they should market this and make lots of money.
(Or get sued after a load of people get third degree burns)
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Careful. The last time that was posted Garry got sued by Righthaven.[/QUOTE]
Because of you I just spent the last like 20 mins reading the judgements from that. Pretty interesting stuff for anyone who is into that sort of thing.
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;42058701]I think it's just the type of metal used.
Aluminum I think. It's probably molded with other sorts of materials and what not so it could have attributed to how easy it melted.[/QUOTE]
Aluminum melts at 660C (and aluminum oxide at 2000C). No way it was getting that hot. Even accounting for it to only heat enough to soften sufficiently for it to collapse under its own weight, I'd expect it to need at least 300C to do that.
Steel melts, depending on the exact alloy, above 1300C, so it's not likely to be steel either. In fact, the only metals that seem to work are tin (230C), lead (330C) or a magnesium alloy (350-650C). This has got to be some sort of plastic.
[QUOTE=Camundongo;42057628]Clearly the building is actually a front for a supervillain's solar powered death ray, which they will use to terrorise central London.[/QUOTE]
"[I]Meanwhile, at the legion of doom[/I]"
When will people learn? [I]Concave buildings are bad![/I]
[QUOTE=Jsm;42059069]Because of you I just spent the last like 20 mins reading the judgements from that. Pretty interesting stuff for anyone who is into that sort of thing.[/QUOTE]
Where can I access the information on the case?
It's a Jaguar are we sure it didn't just melt because the owner tried turning on the wipers
1350 W/m^2 is the average amount of radiated power by the sun on a clear day at sea level, serious business indeed
Interesting call to the insurance company by the sounds of things.
[QUOTE=pentium;42057985]Why the fuck is a Jaguar using low temp plastic? Most automobile plastics don't begin to warp or get really soft until you pass 100c.
This is what you get when you buy an expensive fucking car.
Careful. The last time that was posted Garry got sued by Righthaven.[/QUOTE]
You'd be amazed how hot reflected sunlight can get, even high temp plastic can melt if the focus is right. Mythbusters were testing Archimedes' death ray idea, and managed to heat up tar to smoking point, which was about 400-500F.
Check out youtube for a video of a guy melting a steel padlock with a Fresnel lens from a rear projection TV.
This is why I hate buildings that are covered in all that fucking shiny reflective bullshit I want to admire the skyscraper not be fucking blinded and melted like in the Ark of the Covenant.
I wonder how one could cook a frozen pizza using a [i]melting[/i] car.
[QUOTE=Dysgalt;42059893]This is why I hate buildings that are covered in all that fucking shiny reflective bullshit I want to admire the skyscraper not be fucking blinded and melted like in the Ark of the Covenant.[/QUOTE]
Actually, it makes sense for them to be reflective - otherwise, the energy is absorbed by the building as heat, and any large building like that is going to be constantly running AC to maintain a cool temperature already. Lowered heat input = lowered cooling costs.
The problem comes when it has a concave surface, which concentrates the reflected energy into a smaller area. If it were flat, or better yet, convex, it would at most cause a flux of twice the normal light on an area, never more.
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