rember frying stuff with a magnifying glass when you were little? yea okay i had a screwed up childhood (he he)
2007-02-25 06:36:10 · 4 answers · asked by dr.macgruder 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It is not likely that you would get enough energy to do the amount of work you want to. Try making steam with your magnifying glass in a shot glass full of water.
2007-02-25 17:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be made to work, but the main problem is tracking the Sun as it moves across the sky. Sunlight gives you a few hundred watts of power per square metre.
2007-02-25 16:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "heat" engine, I've heard it referred to. I think the practicality boils down to (no pun intended) the size of the lens or mirror that collects the light. You're also hostage to the weather.
2007-02-25 14:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Intrepyd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have thought about the same question i think there are alot of things that can be "recycled" into todays world they worked great then and with todays tech who knows where things could go
2007-02-25 14:46:48 · answer #4 · answered by wildrice64 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋