Death Rays of the World

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People frequently ask me for help building their own Solar Death Ray. For liability purposes, I'm not giving people tips on how to build something fairly dangerous. Despite my unhelpfulness, people drive forward and succeed in making their own death rays. These are some of the Solar Death Rays of the world! If you decide to build one be careful, good luck, and I hope it works!

Here is a death ray built by Jonny C. and his girlfriend. Their SDR has 118 3"x3" mirrors mounted on a 4'x4' board, with the focal point ~4' from the board.

Peter from Sweden built this Solar Death Ray, composed of 247 mirrors, each 2 cm x 2 cm.

Jimmy in New Zealand built this death ray with 215 mirrors. The focal point is about a meter from the board.

Brian and Noah in Alaska built this death ray using 224 mirrors, each 3" x 3", mounted on a 5' x 5' board. I'm not so sure I trust these guys with a death ray, especially the guy on the right...

Justin and Ben from Iowa built this death ray, "Thelma," using 200 mirrors. Notice the attached fire extinguisher: safety first!