I think this is going to be used for testing things against the thermal flash from nuclear explosions, can't think about anything else that this could be used, specially due the way the mirrors look like, as if they were designed with an actuator that changes the shape of each mirror to be capable of modulating the beam intensity very fast. So its actually meaningful to see how a tree would react to the thermal flash of a nuclear explosion.
Actually, I’m pretty sure that the myth busters pretty conclusively showed that with the materials and technology available at the time time Archimedes couldn’t get it done. Sorry.
@@chuckkopczak9366 heard of the The Antikythera mechanism? No one thought that at that time there was enough advanced enough technology to do that. Historians don't always have full facts. Archimedes technology was described clearly in the books and was even repeatable. That wouldn't be the case if they didn't actually build it.
This is about testing how materials respond intense, radiative heat. The kind produced by nuclear bombs. This is about testing and validating materials for us in defending against nuclear bombs.
Motorized platform to mount a 10kg pine tree? :-D I hope that the platform serves some more sophisticated purpose than that. Otherwise tip: £75 aluminium step ladder. :-D
It has to mount the target completely autonomously, since it's not safe for humans to be near the focal point, even when it's not focused. It also has to withstand the intense heat without melting.
This is an agency of the US government. Why would they use ten feet of steel pipe wrapped in welding cloth when they can simply pay $2 million for a sub-contractor to spend three years making one out of titanium?
No narration, come on, just leaves me with 1000 ????'s how many mirrors were redirected, not all, i guess it was only one side but what 2, 4, 8? that railing must get hot, or, is it out of the way of the beam?
@@probey76227 something that powerful would not matter day or night. It'd be like sticking a million Lumen spotlight in your face at 12 in the afternoon it's still going to burn LOL
@@sickysin7847 lol I guess you don't understand how reflecting sunlight works.. so let's try this, first you need the sun... no sun at night time.... lol
It was probably for replicating the thermal conditions of a nuclear weapon's blast at so many meters from ground zero and to see how normal plastics and trees would be affected. Basically to follow up on alot of the data gathered by nuclear tests in the mid 20th century.
I built a solar heater using about 80 sq ft plate glass mirrors obtained from a local glass shop .. It heats indoors of my 1800 sq ft home to 90 degrees with 40 degree sunny winter days outdoors. I boast the lowest ratepayer for natural gas to PG&E.. I see helicopters hovering around as if out of curiousity...... I mean they are circling my lot............. so no doubt
.... Solar death beam.... gotcha...... You know thinking about it now this would have been a far more effective weapon against the Klandathu Insectoids or "bugs" as they are affectionately known as opposed to dropping the Mobile Infantry.
A small demonstration of how much energy potential there is from the Sun, which is free! We'll probably look like primitive apes to future generations for not taking full advantage of it for energy production.
I asume the tree was not a tree just looked like one. It was hot and a real tree would not be anything left. Thus defensice trees for sheilding I guess and some sheet that looked like plastic.
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The stuff is awesome, talk about having a great job. One that provides actual data and you get to do really fascinating engineering stuff
So basically this is the world's largest ant magnifying glass.
Good for giant ants.
Great for defending against attacking pine trees I guess.
For if the Canadian's ever attack.
Half a pine tree
Never underestimate those pine trees, don't know what might be lurking btwn the branches and those pine leaves 😂
@@hyattgotti3052 I always wondered why those pine tree speaks vietnamese
I'm glad to see that the US DOD has progressed all the way up to where I was as an 8 year old frying ants with a magnifying glass.
you should learn as a 8 year old tyke that CSP means business1
Wow how have I never found this channel these videos are amazing ❤️
Thetes an office building in London that used to do the same thing to parked cars until it was modified with glare damping screens.
LOL gold.
This was operational back in the 80s when I was stationed at Kirtland AFB. It appears to be disassembled now, some of the tower remains.
Bet the one second tanner would go over well in Florida. Sir you look awesome !
I'm guessing they only actually needed to test the plastic, and then were like "hey, what would happen if we put a pine tree in the focal point?"
And then, off camera, they went on with CocaCola-bottles, iPhones and crates of 10,000 firecrackers.
I think this is going to be used for testing things against the thermal flash from nuclear explosions, can't think about anything else that this could be used, specially due the way the mirrors look like, as if they were designed with an actuator that changes the shape of each mirror to be capable of modulating the beam intensity very fast. So its actually meaningful to see how a tree would react to the thermal flash of a nuclear explosion.
This is why you don't wrap your Christmas tree with a solar power plant, might burn your house down
Chuck Norris' aroma therapy candle
Sandia tests more than weapons. Who hasn't used a new tool for proof of concept wreckage at work?
Isn't this from the BroForce soundtrack?
Can a garden gnome withstand the heat? They don't put up with simulated lightning strikes at all.
Not sure what value there is to setting fire to a tree with solar reflection...
But, I'm sure it ONLY cost a few million $!
Nuclear bombs produce intense, radiative heat, much like the conditions that this machine creates.
Do they have tests when sun's not out like cloudy rainy day or night time? That would be fun to see if it worked then
So pine trees burn in the focal point of a large sun reflector array. Interesting.
The power of the sun, in that palm of my hand
Archimedes figured this out over 2000 years ago. Bravo team.
Actually, I’m pretty sure that the myth busters pretty conclusively showed that with the materials and technology available at the time time Archimedes couldn’t get it done. Sorry.
@@chuckkopczak9366 heard of the The Antikythera mechanism? No one thought that at that time there was enough advanced enough technology to do that. Historians don't always have full facts. Archimedes technology was described clearly in the books and was even repeatable. That wouldn't be the case if they didn't actually build it.
This is about testing how materials respond intense, radiative heat. The kind produced by nuclear bombs. This is about testing and validating materials for us in defending against nuclear bombs.
Motorized platform to mount a 10kg pine tree? :-D I hope that the platform serves some more sophisticated purpose than that. Otherwise tip: £75 aluminium step ladder. :-D
It has to mount the target completely autonomously, since it's not safe for humans to be near the focal point, even when it's not focused. It also has to withstand the intense heat without melting.
Are you kidding? It would melt probably!
This is an agency of the US government. Why would they use ten feet of steel pipe wrapped in welding cloth when they can simply pay $2 million for a sub-contractor to spend three years making one out of titanium?
It does. The platform can move through almost a 180 arc, allowing the test article to be set at the angle most suitable for the test.
You gotta be german lol
Have you tried ANTs yet?
What did that pine tree ever do to you?
No narration, come on, just leaves me with 1000 ????'s how many mirrors were redirected, not all, i guess it was only one side but what 2, 4, 8?
that railing must get hot, or, is it out of the way of the beam?
how the government gets rid of its old christmas trees :)
The back of the Christmas tree was protected by the front acting as a heat shield.
very useful when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
Sacrifice a pine tree...still no rain.
I wanna work here...
Taking that burning Bush thing a bit too literally. Or not literally enough?
Well that would ruin any aircraft polit. Good for stopping aircraft's.
Hope they don't fly at night or did I give away a major flaw in the billion dollar design?
@@probey76227 something that powerful would not matter day or night. It'd be like sticking a million Lumen spotlight in your face at 12 in the afternoon it's still going to burn LOL
@@sickysin7847 lol I guess you don't understand how reflecting sunlight works.. so let's try this, first you need the sun... no sun at night time.... lol
If the sun is up.
@@probey76227 well guess you don't know that the moon shines.
I can think of a few politician's that we can put up there real quick
What happens when it's overcast outside?
The pines rest easy!
Not the cheapest cigar lighter
And THIS is WHY government IS important! Thank you for all you do to advance technology, and ultimately, our safety and security!
Ah, not very portable for a defensive weapon. Perhaps testing how much power is needed to vaporizer an object?
It was probably for replicating the thermal conditions of a nuclear weapon's blast at so many meters from ground zero and to see how normal plastics and trees would be affected. Basically to follow up on alot of the data gathered by nuclear tests in the mid 20th century.
It might be a low orbit satellite that has some sort of mirror tech to do something similar, you know to start fires or vaporize houses jk.
What if the enemy attacks at night
@@JM-st1le
Perhaps "many" really strong LED flashlights? 😂
what if this is not in earth and is from space on a satellites...@@JM-st1le
It's the 'Ole Magnifying Glass trick' ;|) LoL
They could create steam for a turbine
I built a solar heater using about 80 sq ft plate glass mirrors obtained from a local glass shop .. It heats indoors of my 1800 sq ft home to 90 degrees with 40 degree sunny winter days outdoors. I boast the lowest ratepayer for natural gas to PG&E.. I see helicopters hovering around as if out of curiousity...... I mean they are circling my lot............. so no doubt
2:15: talk about ruining Christmas
This year we're giving the gift of photons.
The child in us all really wants to see what it would do to one ant 🐜. 😋
Plot twist, pine tree has its own mirror.
I went to school with a pine tree like that, very hot-headed but man was he a savage at come-backs
They probably cut down the last pinion pine for 500 miles not half dead with a bad case of beetles. Pretty low.
so that is would happen to us if we would be a little more closer to the sun without atmosferes.
Just think what would happen in sky scrapers with glass windows OUTCH
Surely China will immitate this technology soon. ....
.... Solar death beam.... gotcha...... You know thinking about it now this would have been a far more effective weapon against the Klandathu Insectoids or "bugs" as they are affectionately known as opposed to dropping the Mobile Infantry.
What’s the use of this?
Testing how materials respond to thermal radiation similar to that produced by nuclear bombs.
Only $125 million dollars spent to get rid of a Christmas tree...
A small demonstration of how much energy potential there is from the Sun, which is free! We'll probably look like primitive apes to future generations for not taking full advantage of it for energy production.
2:00 . . . Anti-Christmas messaging ??
Why not just use a huge Tumbleweed ?! 🤣
Looks fun! And they're getting paid!!!
Try to lock onto a bird flying by, or a hang glider?
This would solve the wood shortage in India burials due to covid
The new death penalty lol
How about frying a BARBIE DOLL ?
Sun is a deadly laser
Not looking good for ants
Wasn’t Archimedes doing this for defense like forever ago?
I asume the tree was not a tree just looked like one. It was hot and a real tree would not be anything left. Thus defensice trees for sheilding I guess and some sheet that looked like plastic.
You could start forest fires remotely.. Easily.
Poor tree
It's actually a military weather weapon. Anyone can obviously figure that out.
What do they use when it's cloudy?
Sandia: Spending your cash on ancient systems.
Reminds me of helios 1 in New vegas
With this method, at present, forests all over the world are being set on fire. Which is said to be a natural phenomenon
I guess at lunch time, they put their lunches up there
Prism towers from Red alert 2 anyone?
solar powered ray guns , cool !! use it to shoot down enemy missiles
Sandia, I know what gravity is
Imagine they put a human up there
Ohh, can I suggest one.
Vampire threat deterrent
now. THAT'S!! HOT...
Is this how forest fires start 🤔
interesting from Japan
Any 1 needs a sun tanning?
Und dafür bedarf es soviele Ingenieure? Erstaunlich, ....und traurig.
Patates kızartması silahı.
Goodpower
Mith busters did it wrong
Thay need to get a real job just wasting money 💰
The fuzzy burst booly kneel because yarn acceptably disagree modulo a embarrassed value. wasteful, secret lyre
Yea, what he said!
The sun is deadly reflector
The sun is an emitter.