THICK LENS

THE PROBLEM

A bottle filled with a liquid can work as a lens. Arguably, such a bottle is dangerous if left on a table on a sunny day. Can one use such a ‘lens’ to scorch a surface?

THE PROBLEM

A bottle filled with a liquid can work as a lens. Arguably, such a bottle is dangerous if left on a table on a sunny day. Can one use such a ‘lens’ to scorch a surface?

Liquid

any liquid

THE PROBLEM

A bottle filled with a liquid can work as a lens. Arguably, such a bottle is dangerous if left on a table on a sunny day. Can one use such a ‘lens’ to scorch a surface?

Liquid

any liquid

Scorch

spontaneously combust

THE PROBLEM

A bottle filled with a liquid can work as a lens. Arguably, such a bottle is dangerous if left on a table on a sunny day. Can one use such a ‘lens’ to scorch a surface?

Liquid

any liquid

Surface

wood, paper, plastic

Scorch

spontaneously combust

Autoignition temperatures

Temperature

NZYPT 2015 - Thick Lens

By Ernest Wong

NZYPT 2015 - Thick Lens

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