There is an episode of Mythbusters in which they revisited one of the older episodes and invited viewers to build their own "Archimedes Death Ray" (a sunlight reflecting mirror designed to generate and condence heat from the sun. A couple of guys were on with the main hosts who brought a curved mirror. It was kind of like the kind you find in the hospitals except it's not, it curves in instead of out. There was a certain name for it but I can't remember. Does anybody know the name of this kind of mirror? Thanks.
2006-07-06 11:57:35 · 14 answers · asked by chuck3011 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Parabolic mirror/reflector?
Parabolic dishes are what they use for satelite dishes which reflect and concentrate radio- or micro- waves (rather than light).
If you reflectively coat one of these you can make your own solar BBQ. Put a snag on the focal point and watch it cook.... ok so it doesn't cook that quickly. If you have a big one though...
2006-07-06 12:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by Paul C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mythbusters have been delayed for 2 weeks because of the olympics. It is unknown when the Viral Hour and Ninja Special 2 will air but the Mythbusters will return August 27 with the NASA Hoax Episode
2016-03-27 07:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The naming convention for curving inward versus curving outward is convex (outward) and concave (inward). I suspect you were actually curious about the parabolic mirror though. A Parabola is a special kind of curve such that parallel rays striking any portion of the mirror, will all be focused at the same point.
2006-07-06 12:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by Xymon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a parabolic mirror.
I saw the episode you're talking about and I know from experience that they did not find that mirror in the trash. That was a $3,000 parabolic reflector. Either they stole it, bought it,or if it was in the trash... The person who tossed it a) didn't know what it was and was fired for tossing it or b) tossed it out of spit so they would get fired.
2006-07-06 12:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by boter_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be a concave mirror. But I don't know if there was a more specific name for the mirrior because I haven't seen that episode.
2006-07-06 12:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they brought was a parabolic mirror...this is one that will focus the incoming light to a single point, rather like a satellite dish
2006-07-06 12:03:29 · answer #6 · answered by Grey G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its actually called a "perfect parabola" which is a concave mirror that will focus all the reflected light onto one spot
2013-11-03 07:23:23 · answer #7 · answered by Tyler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a parabolic reflector that collects the sun's rays and concentrates the light to one point that is extremely hot.
2006-07-06 12:02:05 · answer #8 · answered by Solo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought they used a chunk of ice not a mirror.
2006-07-06 12:01:37 · answer #9 · answered by riderchick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
concave and convex are curved lenses. I forget which is turned in and which is bubbled out.
2006-07-06 12:01:43 · answer #10 · answered by c_c_runner88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋