In France, they have a large array of reflective mirrors that focus the suns beams on a central point, generating heat and, thus, electricity.
That got me to wondering....
If I took a single light bulb and used magnifying glasses and mirrors and such, could I produce enough heat to, say, boil a small amount of water (producing steam)?
Or how about this: Could I take that single light bulb and, using mirrors and magnifcation, light and entire home? a stadium? a city?
That is, IF, IF, IF I could use fiber optics and so forth, just what could be done with a single light bulb?
Is any of this possible? Could a single light bulb perhaps generate enough electricity to light itself, or at least offset some of the power usage? Thoughts?
2007-06-07
08:26:14
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