Monday, September 2, 2013

A London Skyscraper Is Melting Cars With A Solar-Powered Death Ray

The “Walkie-Talkie” skyscraper has been accused of partially melting a Jaguar that was parked in the wrong place. The buildings are fighting back.


London newspaper City AM reports that the skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street - commonly known as "the Walkie-Talkie" - has damaged several vehicles parked close to it by melting them with the sun's rays.


London newspaper City AM reports that the skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street - commonly known as "the Walkie-Talkie" - has damaged several vehicles parked close to it by melting them with the sun's rays.


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The problem is that one side of the Walkie-Talkie - which is still under construction - is effectively a giant curved mirror.


The problem is that one side of the Walkie-Talkie - which is still under construction - is effectively a giant curved mirror.


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So when the sun is in the right position, the building focuses the light into one spot...


So when the sun is in the right position, the building focuses the light into one spot...


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...creating a potentially car-melting beam of intense heat.


...creating a potentially car-melting beam of intense heat.


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