Who could have forseen that...
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Not an architect, clearly. Not quite sure how they are going to fix that one... :laugh:
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...a large concave mirror actually concentrates a lot of light? Daily Mail [^] Hope I am not reposting.
Life is too shor
There are three options to fix this.. The interesting one is to add motors to all the windows so that the focus can be softened by spreading the reflections. The REALLY interesting one is to turn it into a solar furnace using the same focussing system. The one that will be picked though will be to paint the windows matte black.
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Not an architect, clearly. Not quite sure how they are going to fix that one... :laugh:
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Not quite sure how they are going to fix that one...
Teakettle at the focal point :cool: -- RP
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Classic
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...a large concave mirror actually concentrates a lot of light? Daily Mail [^] Hope I am not reposting.
Life is too shor
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There are three options to fix this.. The interesting one is to add motors to all the windows so that the focus can be softened by spreading the reflections. The REALLY interesting one is to turn it into a solar furnace using the same focussing system. The one that will be picked though will be to paint the windows matte black.
The really funny thing is that he designed a building in Las Vegas that was the same. Apparently they put a non reflective film on the windows. One imagines he wont get too many more commissions for new buildings. And the people issuing building permits will be much more careful.
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I wonder if he got something back from the insurance. I bet mine would not consider the sun as a valid source of damage.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
I believe I had read that the building developer had paid for his repairs.
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Someone must have told the architect to stay focused. It looks like a cartoon building bursting from the ground.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Better cover the building with solar panels then and kill two birds with one stone ;P I'm sure the people in the building wouldn't mind a bit of shadow ;)
They could use one of those WW2 parabolic mirrors from the searchlights and reflect a super concentrated ray back to the building. I wonder if the car park could harness the energy.
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...a large concave mirror actually concentrates a lot of light? Daily Mail [^] Hope I am not reposting.
Life is too shor
Sounds like the same story about a new theatre they built in Los Angeles several years ago. The siding had many concave curves and was made out of a reflective steel. Some of it had a brushed finish and some of it had a smooth finish (to reflect the sunlight). Unfortunately, one of the concave bends was smooth and reflected onto the apartment complex next door. After a few small fires and residents complaining of the heat during the afternoon hours, the builders refaced the concave section of the theatre to a brushed finish, which no longer reflected the heat.
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...a large concave mirror actually concentrates a lot of light? Daily Mail [^] Hope I am not reposting.
Life is too shor
Don't you think you're all being a bit cynical? At least the photographers got great shots without having to set up any lighting.
