Archimede's Ray of Death

[Konrad in Lincoln]

Cool naval warfare stuff from a long time ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Archimedes_Heat_Ray_conceptual_diagram.png

http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/shipshaker2.html

[Greg Luckett]

Could have been done with polished metal too, maybe.

The hook thing worked if a ship was along a wall, else how?

[capt jake]

Konradical LIVES! Good to see ya back around here again. Did you sell the Vacationer, or do you still have it?

Myth Busters did a piece on hte 'Ray of Death'; pretty comical.