Music by Nina Simone. 6 foot recycled satellite dish and recycled mirror bits, cheap or recycled conduit and a spaghetti pot. Boils a pot of water as fast or faster than my propane cook top.
I have heard of … I have heard of that but not seen it. How much longer is the very long focus? Someone had a picture of a global sun oven with a similar problem. In the case of the sun oven the reflectors can bounce the light off the glass and your focus is to the south. (A guy accidently burned a line on a wooden fence!) About 10 ft away. Thanks for the info. Maybe people can design the mount so that it cannot turn fully to the north?
Hi, desertbluesman … Hi, desertbluesman and others. I have done experiments over the last couple of years that show that the parts of the dish in line with the path of the sun stay in focus longer. So put your mirrors on that line first! I have started on “clam shaped” reflectors in the last few months. The clam shape is new and you design it with lasers to give a “clamshell” that will concentrate the sunlight for one or 2 hours without moving the reflector. (You have to move parabolic more often).
I saw your “videos” … I saw your “videos” of your ugly fat licking a jar of Vegemite and giving birth to Jesus. And you go around giving advice on making professional videos? Since you’re from down under, I’ll bet you walk around saying OY MATE a lot, right?
That’s a really … That’s a really nice idea. I’ve used a fresnel lens for the same purpose, yet I never thought of using a satellite dish and mirrors. It makes obvious and perfect sense to me now that I’ve seen it. Thanks!
you are a funny guy … you are a funny guy. I care that the sun can boil water. And make my electricity. Its how I get along. You do what ever floats your boat, pal. One thumbs up for your honest comment.
Damn Smug Hippy jus … Smug Hippy jus turn on the stove and cook already who cares that the sun can boil water……..ooooooooooooo…….like nobodys thought of that before.
no problem. … no problem. Actually, if it is full, it take a while longer. I usually have it half to 3/4 full. I just leave it and forget it and get it later. So the time measurement is not scientifically tested It is as fast as my propane cook stove I think.
Sorry, I guess it … Sorry, I guess it looses the sense of scale. It looked to me like the pot was holding a quart or so of water and you say in the video it takes 15-20 minutes to boil it. 2 gallons in 15 minutes or so is much better, seems about what it would take to boil it on the stove. Not bad for discarded mirrors and a dish. Nice job.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
The video says, it … The video says, it boils 6 quarts, but the pot I have been using is more like two gallons, or 8 quarts. The unit produces around 2000 watts as it is. I did not need or want to bother filling every square inch, but yes it would produce more power that way.
A shiny surface … A shiny surface reflects the light away, black absorbs it. it did heat up before I blackened it, but it was much faster after blackening the pot.
Why does a 6 foot … Why does a 6 foot solar reflector/concentrator to boil a quart of water? Is the unit just very inefficient? I did notice that a good deal of the dish is mirror-less. If every square inch of the dish was mirror, how long would it take?
But you wouldn’t … But you wouldn’t have to paint the pot black would you, with all that available heat? Or does the black paint diffuse the heat so it’s not so focused on one part of the pan?
You tell him his … You tell him his video is “nice” then proceed to criticize him? If you’re going to pretend to be such a professional, maybe you should learn to spell first. It makes you look very foolish (and illiterate).
Music by Nina Simone. 6 foot recycled satellite dish and recycled mirror bits, cheap or recycled conduit and a spaghetti pot. Boils a pot of water as fast or faster than my propane cook top.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Does it track the …
Does it track the sun, if not then thats lame
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Ugh vote me if you …
Ugh vote me if you experience slow youtube D:< I really wanted to see if it boiled the water!
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I really like that …
I really like that someone can take scrap and make something beneficial with it. Thanks for posting.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I have heard of …
I have heard of that but not seen it. How much longer is the very long focus? Someone had a picture of a global sun oven with a similar problem. In the case of the sun oven the reflectors can bounce the light off the glass and your focus is to the south. (A guy accidently burned a line on a wooden fence!) About 10 ft away. Thanks for the info. Maybe people can design the mount so that it cannot turn fully to the north?
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Hi, desertbluesman …
Hi, desertbluesman and others. I have done experiments over the last couple of years that show that the parts of the dish in line with the path of the sun stay in focus longer. So put your mirrors on that line first! I have started on “clam shaped” reflectors in the last few months. The clam shape is new and you design it with lasers to give a “clamshell” that will concentrate the sunlight for one or 2 hours without moving the reflector. (You have to move parabolic more often).
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
hot
hot
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
You sound like a …
You sound like a real nutcase.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Just take a look at …
Just take a look at his own crap videos and you’ll see he’s nothing but a fat, slob hypocrite.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I saw your “videos” …
I saw your “videos” of your ugly fat licking a jar of Vegemite and giving birth to Jesus. And you go around giving advice on making professional videos? Since you’re from down under, I’ll bet you walk around saying OY MATE a lot, right?
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Aha, yet another …
Aha, yet another person who can’t stand the idea that the technology is a joke, and that it humiliates poor people.
It’s not because you like your own gadgets, that the people who need reliable energy also like them.
Think of it, willya.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
absolutly awesome!!!
absolutly awesome!!!
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
That’s a really …
That’s a really nice idea. I’ve used a fresnel lens for the same purpose, yet I never thought of using a satellite dish and mirrors. It makes obvious and perfect sense to me now that I’ve seen it. Thanks!
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
you are a funny guy …
I care that the sun can boil water. And make my electricity. Its how I get along. You do what ever floats your boat, pal. One thumbs up for your honest comment.
you are a funny guy.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Damn Smug Hippy jus …
Smug Hippy jus turn on the stove and cook already who cares that the sun can boil water……..ooooooooooooo…….like nobodys thought of that before.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
nice
nice
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
no problem. …
It is as fast as my propane cook stove I think.
no problem. Actually, if it is full, it take a while longer. I usually have it half to 3/4 full. I just leave it and forget it and get it later. So the time measurement is not scientifically tested
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Sorry, I guess it …
Sorry, I guess it looses the sense of scale. It looked to me like the pot was holding a quart or so of water and you say in the video it takes 15-20 minutes to boil it. 2 gallons in 15 minutes or so is much better, seems about what it would take to boil it on the stove. Not bad for discarded mirrors and a dish. Nice job.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
It works fine. I …
It works fine. I was referring to a non consumptive and non polluting alternative to purchasing paint.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
The video says, it …
The video says, it boils 6 quarts, but the pot I have been using is more like two gallons, or 8 quarts. The unit produces around 2000 watts as it is. I did not need or want to bother filling every square inch, but yes it would produce more power that way.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
A shiny surface …
A shiny surface reflects the light away, black absorbs it. it did heat up before I blackened it, but it was much faster after blackening the pot.
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Why does a 6 foot …
Why does a 6 foot solar reflector/concentrator to boil a quart of water? Is the unit just very inefficient? I did notice that a good deal of the dish is mirror-less. If every square inch of the dish was mirror, how long would it take?
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
But you wouldn’t …
But you wouldn’t have to paint the pot black would you, with all that available heat? Or does the black paint diffuse the heat so it’s not so focused on one part of the pan?
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Well, maybe people …
Well, maybe people like you shouldn’t be wasting your time watching solar energy videos on Youtube?
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
You tell him his …
You tell him his video is “nice” then proceed to criticize him? If you’re going to pretend to be such a professional, maybe you should learn to spell first. It makes you look very foolish (and illiterate).
May 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Too much hassle …
Too much hassle being able to cook food for years and years using totally free energy?