Burning stuff with a giant fresnel lens + how a DLP projector works

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  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 5 років тому +431

    Good idea with the glass over your lens. I've had trouble with them fogging up from UV exposure, or the ridges in the lens getting gunked up with dust and moss. The glass should protect from both

    • @Sharpless2
      @Sharpless2 5 років тому +2

      would a clear epoxy coat work?

    • @TheCrystalGlow
      @TheCrystalGlow 5 років тому +9

      Dead Meme clear epoxy is still not 100% clear, so it would scatter some light and thereby reducing its effectiveness. I recommend using acrylic which is 99% clear (compared to soda-lime glass at about 70% clear), but make sure you seal it so it doesn’t oxidize over time and get cloudy (specialty plastic clear coat spray exists for such a purpose) This is also why “glasses” are actually made or CR-39 plastic or polycarbonate for lenses now since it’s lighter and is a lot more clear for vision

    • @AliMohammed-sl2zu
      @AliMohammed-sl2zu 3 роки тому

      Wud it work with all kinds of the layers from a tv

  • @n4s98
    @n4s98 5 років тому +1248

    Clear sunglasses? You mean glasses?

    • @Vein1986
      @Vein1986 5 років тому +58

      those are uv-protection glasses, :)

    • @M3iscool
      @M3iscool 5 років тому +43

      They looked like safety glasses to me.

    • @MDB-amandrinksbeer
      @MDB-amandrinksbeer 5 років тому +3

      LOL good spotting

    • @enreeekay2754
      @enreeekay2754 5 років тому +3

      Very counterintuitive

    • @maxortega8073
      @maxortega8073 5 років тому +3

      XD that's funny they probably have UV protection

  • @jamilam1980
    @jamilam1980 5 років тому +205

    Man, I'll be 39 in 2 months.
    Growing up, a big projection screen tv was so luxury. Everybody wanted to watch it and play games on it.
    Now I watch a guy taking it apart and passing on knowledge. Great stuff going on here

    • @72tadrian65
      @72tadrian65 5 місяців тому +1

      No kidding that was a big luxury item in the day! Crazy how things change.

  • @jxk6634
    @jxk6634 5 років тому +384

    Should have said "The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand". You even had the goggles for the reference.

    • @comicbookaddict6352
      @comicbookaddict6352 4 роки тому +13

      Dude I was literally just thinking that and then I see your comment

    • @Snerbington
      @Snerbington 4 роки тому +2

      What is that from? I’ve heard it before...

    • @Preacher_Actual
      @Preacher_Actual 4 роки тому +3

      @@Snerbington I think Dr. Eggman said it in the Sonic movie, but I feel like that's not right-

    • @ervina6982
      @ervina6982 4 роки тому +32

      @@Snerbington Doctor octopus from Spiderman 2

    • @sleepysaturnYT
      @sleepysaturnYT 4 роки тому +2

      Ocktavius... is that you ?

  • @billyblue922
    @billyblue922 Рік тому +31

    I did this once with a fifty inch. Set pocket change on a concrete stepping stone to melt. Thought it would take a bit so went in the house and made a sandwich, had lunch. When I came back, not only was my change fused but due to the movement of the sun, there was a line of glass where it had melted the concrete. Good times!

  • @TheKingofRandom
    @TheKingofRandom 5 років тому +1262

    Awesome stuff! 😎

    • @drewwatchesyt
      @drewwatchesyt 5 років тому +134

      RIP 👑 Your work has been inspiring to many of us, and I have watched you for years. It’s been a great journey. I would like to thank you for all you’ve done.

    • @jackmio
      @jackmio 5 років тому +54

      R.I.P

    • @apolloi3387
      @apolloi3387 5 років тому +41

      RIP

    • @drewwatchesyt
      @drewwatchesyt 5 років тому +41

      R.I.P. Legend

    • @lindsaytang1017
      @lindsaytang1017 5 років тому +29

      R.I.P

  • @drewwatchesyt
    @drewwatchesyt 5 років тому +2478

    What if you made an alt called: ‘TheFrontyardScientist’...

  • @Insantrum1247
    @Insantrum1247 5 років тому +811

    "Why do you need that old tv?"
    Backyard scientist: "no reason"

    • @bradencb2970
      @bradencb2970 5 років тому +35

      “It’s not like I’m going to use the screen as a lense to blow stuff up with the sun or anything.

    • @theoneabovemost7865
      @theoneabovemost7865 5 років тому +6

      Just asking what happens when you focus the light from that glass onto another magnifying glass then repeat the process
      LIGHT-CEPTION

    • @dernukleus8599
      @dernukleus8599 2 роки тому

      U maybe like physical education...

    • @jeanh2288
      @jeanh2288 Рік тому +1

      I had to explain to my friend why I wanted this one out of the garbage. I got it today. The total nerdy trash pick

    • @codenamepyro2350
      @codenamepyro2350 Рік тому +1

      @@jeanh2288 did you end up doing anything with it?

  • @andrewflores1636
    @andrewflores1636 5 років тому +652

    The backyard scientist: *melts penny*
    FBI: you are under arrest for destruction of u.s. currency

    • @frostbite9635
      @frostbite9635 5 років тому +9

      @GERARDO HERNANDEZ im older than you and know that... just saying but some pennies are worth $$$$

    • @bigpappahemi4263
      @bigpappahemi4263 5 років тому +16

      @GERARDO HERNANDEZ Pennies made after 1982 are copper plated zinc. Pennies made 1982 or before are solid copper. During WWII pennies were made from steel.

    • @bigpappahemi4263
      @bigpappahemi4263 5 років тому +3

      @GERARDO HERNANDEZ I understand that I was just pointing out the fact that zinc pennies melt at a much lower temperature the the solid copper pennies.

    • @saltytb
      @saltytb 4 роки тому +6

      @GERARDO HERNANDEZ I'm pretty sure it's still illegal, you are still destroying currency

    • @saltytb
      @saltytb 4 роки тому +9

      @GERARDO HERNANDEZ I already have! I would also look up how to spell, it would do you good!

  • @JoachimVampire
    @JoachimVampire 5 років тому +90

    youtube: watch a guy "burning stuff with a giant fresnel lens"
    me: i wonder what will happen if you focus into a solar panel
    backyardscientist: first i want to overclock a solar panel"
    i freaking love you dude.

    • @NikosPer
      @NikosPer 5 років тому +3

      i really wonder, can you overclock solar panels for real? can someone explain this?

    • @Simqer
      @Simqer 4 роки тому +3

      @@NikosPer It is simple: Let's take a 1 square meter solar panel and a 4 square meter focusing lens.
      Normally, without the focusing lens the solar panel would catch a 1 square meter area worth of solar energy, it is said to be about 1000W.
      The focusing lens will capture 4 square meters of energy (minus the losses, they took roughly 40% losses in the video, so we will do the same), so 4000W, 60% of that is 2400W. So the focusing lens will project about 2400W onto the 1 square meter of solar panel.
      Giving you roughly 2.4 times more energy than normal. These are not exact numbers, just a rough guess to show you the point.
      You don't want to focus too much energy onto the solar panel as it will melt the material, as shown in the video.
      Also, in practical application, you would need to install several small mirror in a dish shaped area, moreover they would need to be moved all the time with the sun, so it is not possible to use this to super power your solar panels.

  • @jerry3790
    @jerry3790 5 років тому +687

    If I don’t have heavy mes-
    If I don’t have heavy med-
    *Looks concerned*

    • @Bubsyvr
      @Bubsyvr 5 років тому +3

      What :()

    • @wareware1
      @wareware1 5 років тому +7

      Hahaha best part, so funny

    • @xl3942
      @xl3942 5 років тому +1

      Heavy medi pool

    • @deeppurple6925
      @deeppurple6925 5 років тому +3

      I guess his favourite genre is not Heavy Metal... :/

    • @mydjmode
      @mydjmode 4 роки тому +2

      I laughed so hard! 😂

  • @seabiscuits
    @seabiscuits 5 років тому +14

    More dlp stuff. Please. I work with these projectors and you’re the first person ever to come close to making me understand how they work.

  • @bueb8674
    @bueb8674 5 років тому +226

    The sun is a deadly laser *
    *(when focused through a tv size fresnel lens)

    • @enzymus5562
      @enzymus5562 5 років тому +20

      When he used sunlight to make popcorn:
      *taste the sun*

    • @Sharpless2
      @Sharpless2 5 років тому +10

      @@enzymus5562 *how it feels to chew the SUN*

    • @akmalhanif5783
      @akmalhanif5783 5 років тому +3

      @@Amy_Sax ye

    • @among-us-99999
      @among-us-99999 5 років тому +3

      Justoboy13 not anymore, there’s a blanket

    • @loki_197
      @loki_197 5 років тому +1

      It isn't really a laser but it's okay, I know what you mean

  • @sampfalcon5128
    @sampfalcon5128 5 років тому +8

    Done this, it's super fun and almost instantly chars wood to just straight carbon. If you scrape the burned powder off multiple times you can slowly burn through a 2x4. Also, melting pennies then sliding them into cold water makes some super interesting warped pennies

  • @Directorialconsequences
    @Directorialconsequences 4 роки тому +19

    7:58 when he mentioned grant i shed a tear for that great man

  • @kramerfromseinfeld
    @kramerfromseinfeld 5 років тому +341

    florida man burns solar pannels and posts it online

    • @aidanholloran3055
      @aidanholloran3055 5 років тому +10

      CreationsCollide Florida man melts pot with the sun and proceeds to pore it on girl friend

    • @deveanaustin7252
      @deveanaustin7252 5 років тому +2

      Only in Florida

    • @ismaelclaussell7061
      @ismaelclaussell7061 5 років тому +5

      Florida man Burns house down with a giant lens.

    • @kostman23
      @kostman23 5 років тому +3

      Ohio man moves to Florida and realizes how similar they are to each other.

    • @ismaelclaussell7061
      @ismaelclaussell7061 5 років тому +1

      @@kostman23 that's a oof

  • @rolfgrell4783
    @rolfgrell4783 5 років тому +358

    Heavy Metal poisoning?
    Is that the thing you get after a Rock concert?

    • @Ganslool
      @Ganslool 5 років тому +13

      Espeacilly after a Metallica concert

    • @Ion555
      @Ion555 5 років тому +5

      Wacken!!!

    • @leazerlazz3376
      @leazerlazz3376 4 роки тому +4

      Most dad joke ever

    • @fuckthedumbsh1t
      @fuckthedumbsh1t 4 роки тому +1

      no you only get poisoned from nu-metal

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 4 роки тому

      @@fuckthedumbsh1t nu-metal?? what????

  • @AnomalousZoologist
    @AnomalousZoologist 5 років тому +532

    You burned a hole in a solar panel. With the sun. Surely there is some poetic irony in there SOMEWHERE.
    And i'm looking forward to a video on Shopping Cart sailing >:3
    I'm just kidding.

    • @jonathanw.hethem718
      @jonathanw.hethem718 5 років тому

      you think

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 5 років тому +4

      Its not "poetic irony."
      Just plain irony. :P

    • @drewwatchesyt
      @drewwatchesyt 5 років тому

      😂

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK 5 років тому +2

      Izices the irony is strong. Kinda like how the lithium mining for Tesla batteries makes more pollution than driving a gas car

    • @bryanjk
      @bryanjk 5 років тому +2

      @@THESLlCK I hear this argument a lot and have my doubts especially as many Teslas have been on the road 200k+ miles and only have 10-20% range degradation.
      Its also to my understanding Tesla either has a recycling program or is engineering one. Not only would they get the good PR it lowers cost of producing new cells by reclaiming raw materials.
      I haven't looked into what percentage they can re-use but we'll see! Anything humans do has unforseen consequences so everyone should have a healthy dose of skepticism but I believe you're either being disingenuous or are rebelling against all the Elon shills (who can also be a problem when they can't take an ounce of criticism)

  • @DeFaulty101
    @DeFaulty101 4 місяці тому +1

    What's interesting is that, unlike other ways of cooking or smelting, this is actually heat-neutral, b/c the heat is achieved by concentrating sunlight that would otherwise hit the earth anyway, just distributed accross a greater area. I've been thinking a lot lately about the importance of finding heat neutral (or negative, if that's possible) methods of powering our activities. Even our air-conditioners are not producers of heat; they work by moving a substance through a tube, compressing it at one end thereby concentrating the heat, blowing it with air so the air heats and it cools, then expanding it on the other end so the heat disperses, and then blowing air past it so the air cools down and it heats back up, rinse, repeat. This is heat neutral, but electric grids powering such machines often make the world hotter. Ideally, it's solar, but if it's wind or water, if you think about it, it's taking kinetic energy on a macroscopic scale, and using it to generate current through a wire, which heats up, i.e., produces movement on a microscopic scale. Coal plants, on the other hand, are much worse; they take chemical potential energy and, well, they just slopilly cross out "chemical potential," transforming it into usible electricity and kinetic energy, but also, into tremendous amounts of heat, which isn't even the worst of it, but I doubt anybody doesn't understand greenhouse gases at this point.

  • @Aiden.F16
    @Aiden.F16 3 роки тому +2

    I love how the light makes the smoke look rainbow 🥰

  • @castsmith6783
    @castsmith6783 5 років тому +346

    every body a gangster till the fresnel lens start burning

  • @HueyNP
    @HueyNP 5 років тому +346

    Anyone else wish he could make more videos?

    • @drewwatchesyt
      @drewwatchesyt 5 років тому +6

      Me! 🙋‍♂️

    • @Largegoblin99
      @Largegoblin99 5 років тому +4

      Me too

    • @salteen7495
      @salteen7495 5 років тому +4

      Yessss

    • @jishdafish716
      @jishdafish716 5 років тому +3

      It is 1of the 3:
      1. He doesn't have much spare time
      2. Recording and editing takes him a while
      3. He's lazy

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia 5 років тому +2

      Perhaps, ya know, he has a REAL, ACTUAL, PHYSICAL life?

  • @glitchxero4687
    @glitchxero4687 5 років тому +4

    My family had a rear-projection tv many years ago. This one had 3 lights in the back - red, blue, and green. One day I learned there was a setting that allowed you to change where each individual light's focal point was, so that if something was off kilter you could adjust it back to where it should've been. After a little tweaking of the red and blue channels, turned it into a pseudo-3D television. Had to have those old-school 1 red lens, 1 blue lens glasses to get it to work and the effect wasn't great since nothing I watched with it was made for 3D, but things did look more three dimensional.
    At any rate, it was a neat little science experiment.

  • @PanchoVilla-fe8pt
    @PanchoVilla-fe8pt 5 років тому +105

    "We should probably wear gas masks"
    "Nah.. It's just led."

  • @hardlyb
    @hardlyb 5 років тому +5

    I had a little 1 ft square (rigid) Fresnel lens from Edmund Scientific when I was a kid. It would focus the light into a circle about 1/4 inch in diameter, and it would melt bricks and cause pavement to explode. This was much bigger, of course, but I was doing it in the front yard.

  • @misadventurousguy3859
    @misadventurousguy3859 5 років тому +116

    Jake : * melts anything
    My Brain : "TOUCH IT !"

  • @JunkyardDigs
    @JunkyardDigs 5 років тому +9

    Thumbs up for UA-camrs named Kevin 👍

  • @NikoKun
    @NikoKun 5 років тому +61

    A couple years ago we ended up with a friend's junk projector TV.. but after not being able to fix it, just ended up throwing it all out.. Now I'm really annoyed we didn't save the big lens thing. damn.

    • @theFLCLguy
      @theFLCLguy 5 років тому +3

      I worked at goodwill and took the lens off one that was going to be tossed. It's only a little better than a normal big magnifying lens.

  • @scopie49
    @scopie49 5 років тому

    The smoke and focal point is one of the coolest practical demonstrations I've ever seen.

  • @farttart597
    @farttart597 6 місяців тому +2

    The backyard scientist finished off the video by committing a crime with the power of the sun.

    • @leavethemkidsalone860
      @leavethemkidsalone860 5 місяців тому

      Huh? What do you mean?

    • @markae0
      @markae0 5 місяців тому

      @@leavethemkidsalone860 it is illegal to destroy money, the penny

  • @spencergross7244
    @spencergross7244 5 років тому +19

    Hey bro love the videos keep up the good work. I think you're one of the soul UA-camrs that are able to deliver fun and entertaining video footage while still being educational. Thanks 😊

  • @anthonym9626
    @anthonym9626 5 років тому +4

    That smoke demonstration to show the light beam was really good

  • @louiebueno9567
    @louiebueno9567 5 років тому +163

    Clicked so fast i burnt my skin

  • @Disktoaster
    @Disktoaster 5 років тому +1

    As an AV tech, just dropped in to shout out your (fairly rare) correct pronunciation of the word "fresnel." It was named after someone, after all. Credit where credit's due.

  • @TheDaringPastry1313
    @TheDaringPastry1313 5 років тому

    i loved the smoke demonstration showing how it focuses!

  • @natemillner7199
    @natemillner7199 5 років тому +4

    Backyard scientist is a underrated youtuber

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore 5 років тому +22

    It doesn't make a difference if it's been done before, just make sure you do it better. :-)

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  5 років тому +4

      That's true! Or at least have fun doing it :p I was thinking I could make it track the sun, attach a solar cooker to it, or something to distill water but then a small project turns into a huge thing ya know?

    • @electronicsNmore
      @electronicsNmore 5 років тому

      @@TheBackyardScientist I always enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work. :-)

  • @Frank85t
    @Frank85t 5 років тому +31

    I coulda watched half an hour of you melting/burning stuff

    • @amitk3474
      @amitk3474 5 років тому

      Westerners are very destructive in nature.

  • @pupeno3
    @pupeno3 4 роки тому

    I love that you use metric units! Proper scientist.

  • @roflcopterkklol
    @roflcopterkklol 5 років тому +17

    What if you stacked like 10 of these in a giant death ray?
    I imagine it would have to be like 5 meters tall but worth it.

    • @pierro281279
      @pierro281279 5 років тому +4

      It would be worse than this. The goal is to have as much SURFACE as possible. meaning you'll have to build a bigger fresnel lens, or put lenses next to the center, then use mirrors to redirect the light to a center point ( and using different focal lenghts, because the light ray for adjacent ones would be a lot longer.

    • @tasmanmillen
      @tasmanmillen 5 років тому +3

      Or instead have other ones next to it, but with the same focal point.

    • @KingOfSpace1
      @KingOfSpace1 2 роки тому +1

      Meters 💀

    • @tedeisner822
      @tedeisner822 Рік тому +1

      Concentrating heat onto another plastic lens….hmmm. I wonder….

  • @styrasod5907
    @styrasod5907 5 років тому +7

    OMG I WAS WAITING FOR AN UPLOAD FROM MY FAV UA-camR FOR SOOOOOO LONG HERE IT FREAKIN IS

  • @quigpig455
    @quigpig455 5 років тому +63

    I have an idea, try melting every single metal and mix them together and make a supermetal

    • @drewwatchesyt
      @drewwatchesyt 5 років тому +1

      Nice idea!

    • @Scott_C
      @Scott_C 5 років тому +9

      It would be an amalgam, seen Cody's channel or Nyle Red for an explanation.

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia 5 років тому +2

      @@Scott_C *Nile red :)

    • @blazortheepic0384
      @blazortheepic0384 5 років тому

      HO LAM YIU oof

    • @Abdega
      @Abdega 5 років тому +3

      Those are called “High Entropy Alloys”

  • @solarrayofdeath208
    @solarrayofdeath208 5 років тому +4

    Cool! I've been having fun with one of these solar death rays for a while now. I'll be posting more videos this summer.

  • @hitandrepair
    @hitandrepair 5 років тому

    I made a whole series of this before grant and you, gotta love it! They are fun to play with. You can boil water with it too. Solar cooking with this is a thing as well. I do have a play list on my channel, sadly it did not get 400k views like yours.

  • @Berm_Blaster
    @Berm_Blaster Рік тому +1

    My brother has a 9x12 magnifying glass tray thing. We were messing around with it outside and we were quite surprised with how strong it was. We burned words into real leather boots, melted the garbage bin, set the grass on fire etc. We weren't expecting it to work so God.

  • @iijxkez
    @iijxkez 5 років тому +41

    4.2 million subscribers yet the mic isn’t the best
    Still love your vids :)

    • @Fireman1030
      @Fireman1030 5 років тому +1

      iiJxkez needs a better camera man too. Made me sick.

  • @waffielz3106
    @waffielz3106 5 років тому +11

    Florida man harnesses the power of the sun

    • @xenonram
      @xenonram 5 років тому +3

      Calling Kevin the _Florida Man_ is an insult. Lol.

  • @edwardmongan8004
    @edwardmongan8004 5 років тому +10

    My notification just popped up I haven’t been this early 👀 much respect from Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 2 роки тому +1

    Laughed so hard when he had the stroke trying to say heavy metal poisoning.

  • @omeganinjaboy
    @omeganinjaboy 5 років тому +14

    Fighting inflation by melting pennies with a giant old TV magnifier.

    • @aricwang5107
      @aricwang5107 5 років тому

      Gotta do your job in the economy

  • @antontxu
    @antontxu 5 років тому +41

    you should fire your camera assistant, he missed half the shots and the few ones he got right are overexposed.

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  5 років тому +33

      lol i dont pay my brother so i cant fire him ;) in his defense its hard to get the exposure right going back and forth on the fly.

    • @TheLordoftheGings
      @TheLordoftheGings 5 років тому

      I couldn't watch the video to the end as the camera shaking that much on 60fps made me feel ill...

    • @sirsymbro
      @sirsymbro 5 років тому +4

      @Austin Friedner careful man... that is too far. lol

  • @cark1.0
    @cark1.0 5 років тому +4

    Man, you never cease to impress!

  • @username4209
    @username4209 5 років тому +11

    TheBackyardScientist should do a collab with The SlowmoGuys

  • @JPTHSKITZO
    @JPTHSKITZO 5 років тому

    He does not get enough attention. He is really underrated.

  • @redranjer
    @redranjer 2 роки тому +1

    "the power of the sun... in the palm of my hands!"

  • @Scimi2000
    @Scimi2000 5 років тому +6

    7:10 “hold out your hand... it’s quite cool”

  • @quasquasquas
    @quasquasquas 5 років тому +74

    Nobody:
    TheBackyardScientist: *harnesses the power of the sun to melt sunglasses and metal*

    • @LittleWhole
      @LittleWhole 5 років тому +1

      TheBackyardScientist: *melts a solar panel and sunglasses with the sun*

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 5 років тому +8

    4/10 of an am.... or 2/5? Reduce your fraction man!
    Hahahhaha great video!

  • @lochinvar00465
    @lochinvar00465 5 років тому

    Shaving cream cans are great for exploding. I once stuck one in a fire upside down with the top below the coals. Blew the top off of it and it shot up straight like a rocket on a column of foam. Neat!

  • @bilalfarooqui1308
    @bilalfarooqui1308 9 місяців тому +1

    Can you try to put 4 lenses side by side and use an optical fiber from your laser welder and see if it possible to weld using this high energy beam?

  • @saumypatel1179
    @saumypatel1179 5 років тому +12

    dis mans gonna make a explosive bow

  • @nazarderkach9320
    @nazarderkach9320 5 років тому +5

    Burning things with sunlight through a giant magnifying glass?
    *_Archimedes wants to know your location_*

  • @johnyapple8447
    @johnyapple8447 5 років тому +7

    Now, imagine taking a screen with a one mile radius to space (outside the Van Allen Belt) and focusing the sun’s UV rays onto a single point the size of the penny. No flames could form, but energy would be HIGHLY concentrated on that single point.

    • @jeanh2288
      @jeanh2288 Рік тому

      I think they called that the death star didn't they?
      😂

  • @matthewryan6860
    @matthewryan6860 5 років тому

    Very grateful to learn something new!! I didn't know how a projector works!

  • @RaycrowX
    @RaycrowX Рік тому +1

    Thanks for using safety equipment (goggles) on this one!

  • @matthewcox7985
    @matthewcox7985 5 років тому +7

    Heavy Metal Poisoning?
    I still think a better band name would be Actinide Series.

  • @KnightSlasher
    @KnightSlasher 5 років тому +31

    *That's how DLP projector works*
    _i'm sorry_

    • @primitivecereal
      @primitivecereal 5 років тому +2

      Spongebob SquarePants
      that’s how nino works

    • @dartsmod2586
      @dartsmod2586 5 років тому

      Hahahaahahahahhahaahahahahahahahahahahhaah

    • @JF32304
      @JF32304 5 років тому

      They actually have a really great picture for the tech.

  • @JayCrosby32
    @JayCrosby32 5 років тому +21

    Doctor Octopus - “The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand”

    • @msmrreckoning
      @msmrreckoning 4 роки тому

      Impossible
      Humans: very possible
      E.T.s: I am the sun, the moon, an atom, I am consciousness that morphs into any being

  • @brackzaff
    @brackzaff 10 місяців тому +2

    I wonder if the sun could be useful in smelting and forging metals into objects

  • @williamabel8485
    @williamabel8485 5 років тому

    So I have been binging this guys videos, and I can honestly say this guy is the archetypical Florida man.

  • @vodkainglassofstalinium1221
    @vodkainglassofstalinium1221 5 років тому +5

    5:41
    Dude , if YOU dont have heavy metal poisoning by now then I don't think anyone does !

  • @IrishSkruffles
    @IrishSkruffles 5 років тому +7

    I feel like the suns average power per m^2 In Ireland is like.. 11W/m^2 on a decent day

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  5 років тому +2

      I've been there, sounds about right! Rained for 2 weeks straight :p

  • @NoTraceOfSense
    @NoTraceOfSense 5 років тому +29

    "overclocking a solar panel"
    LTT where ya at?

  • @tatchik77
    @tatchik77 3 роки тому

    I boiled a 2oz lead fishing weight in under a minute with the fresnel lens out of a Mitsubishi rear projection TV & it would catch wood on fire instantly! I had to keep a blanket over it & store it in my shed because even light coming through the window & hitting it could have started a fire. Mine was that powerful straight out of the TV, you can also polish them to make them reach temperatures above 2000°F!

  • @S0K0N0MI
    @S0K0N0MI 5 років тому

    You lured me with burning things and then you made me learn something! Fiend!

  • @maxwellringdahl2299
    @maxwellringdahl2299 5 років тому +9

    U should build mr freezes gun

  • @Handom1
    @Handom1 5 років тому +4

    "Uh, solar panel dust! Don't breathe this!"

  • @richardbautista5874
    @richardbautista5874 5 років тому +3

    Isn’t the intensity of light “candela” not watts ?

    • @jensbrenner1134
      @jensbrenner1134 5 років тому +2

      You are mixing up a physical quantity (cd) and a unit (W). Apart from that neither of those represent the intensity, which has the unit W/m^2

    • @hughsnuts7318
      @hughsnuts7318 4 роки тому

      Lumens .

    • @DANGJOS
      @DANGJOS 4 роки тому

      @@jensbrenner1134 A candela is a measure of *luminous intensity.* That is, it measures how bright something appears to be, to the average human eye.
      I don't know what you mean by "physical quantity".
      Both are describing something in the physical world. If anything, the Watt is more physical, because it doesn't rely on the subjective experience of human vision.

    • @shadowxxe
      @shadowxxe 2 роки тому

      that's intensity not power

  • @mercedesdrake9113
    @mercedesdrake9113 5 років тому

    glad you gave a shout out to the king of random

  • @FillyCheesteak
    @FillyCheesteak 4 роки тому +2

    Rest in peace Grant Thompson
    1980-2019
    He was a legend.

  • @Andreeashem
    @Andreeashem 5 років тому +14

    Love you videos! The only thing that annoys me is that you edit in 60 fps... You get so much more out of showing the slow motion clips in 24 or 25 fps.

    • @Andreeashem
      @Andreeashem 5 років тому +2

      It's not really high speed when you play it in 60 fps.. The slo mo guys made a video on this!

  • @mossyrocks0340
    @mossyrocks0340 5 років тому +4

    Explosive bow???😉

  • @Chuck_Freaking_Norris
    @Chuck_Freaking_Norris 5 років тому +6

    *I just set things on fire by staring at them.*

  • @srussert28
    @srussert28 4 роки тому

    In order to help keep the direction of the sun to the lens at 90 degrees I screw a small 1/2" id X about 2-3" long tube to the wood frame. For storage you turn it so the tube is parallel to the lens. To power up you turn the tube 90 Degrees to the lens and turn the lens so you can see the sun through the hole in the shadow of the tube on the ground. Since there is a nail or screw through the tube you will get a circle of light split in two. Simple quick and easy. You could use something like a chopstick but something hollow is much easier to get in aim.

  • @TravisAdler
    @TravisAdler 3 роки тому

    “Now let’s try the clear sun glasses” lol bro, those are safety glasses! I enjoy your Florida man creations!

  • @Thomas-rc9sc
    @Thomas-rc9sc 5 років тому +3

    "lead pellets for you BB Gun..." wouldn't recommend putting metal in your airsoft gun ahahaha

  • @skyhound4373
    @skyhound4373 5 років тому +4

    Imagine if you used your powers for good

  • @allaansnackbar4269
    @allaansnackbar4269 5 років тому +4

    My man just committed a federal crime on camera 🤦‍♂️

    • @samp9249
      @samp9249 5 років тому

      Allaan Snackbar what’s the crime ?

    • @rahimfaiq2278
      @rahimfaiq2278 5 років тому +1

      Allaan Snackbar no melting a coin is apparently okay if its for educational purposes, go check out that video of the guy who made a sword out of pennies.

  • @edwardpiner8691
    @edwardpiner8691 5 років тому

    I've been playing with similar lenses on a much smaller scale now I have some ideas thanks

  • @alexevans2901
    @alexevans2901 5 років тому

    Pretty sure this is the best video I’ve ever seen.

  • @oliverward9453
    @oliverward9453 4 роки тому +3

    4:52 Just me or does he looked like a mad scientist?

  • @dylan4400
    @dylan4400 5 років тому +1

    1:57 As he talks the grass catches on fire lol

  • @darrickhock
    @darrickhock 2 роки тому +1

    Do you think these could heat salt waster for desalination ? drinking water? Solve the water shortage, if done to scale.

  • @mrdgenerate
    @mrdgenerate 5 років тому +2

    8:11 that sound made me laugh way harder than it should have lol (after i left the comment i clicked on the time like ten times in a row and god i have no idea why that was so funny to me but it totally was)

  • @Ivanalexander31
    @Ivanalexander31 5 років тому

    Brilliant! Enjoy all your vids. This one's great, green energy!

  • @bigtony4930
    @bigtony4930 4 роки тому +1

    *The power of the sun...in the palm of my hand.*

  • @WhizzarD44
    @WhizzarD44 5 років тому

    I use a pretty standard magnifying glass, but it starts instantly and has a very sharp focal point. I can write your name on a popsickle stick with it. Very relaxing activity.

  • @Denisb013
    @Denisb013 5 років тому +1

    Yay finally new video!!

  • @michaelpetherbridge1321
    @michaelpetherbridge1321 4 роки тому +1

    Anyone else notice that he ate popcorn off the same sheet steel that he melted heavy metals on? 😂
    Not hating, i love his content. Just dont want him to die

  • @zacharyohare6029
    @zacharyohare6029 2 роки тому

    Dude.... If I ever get into bullet casting this looks like a dam efficient way to melt bulk lol