Built this for an engineering class in highschool, everyone else had boxes lined with tinfoil. Thanks for inspiring me to actually make something fun. Rest In Peace

@isubtothebest6020

2 жыл бұрын

Do the boxes have to be certain dimensions?

@johnathannail6499

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, the sole design criteria was to use sunlight to bake a cupcake, the box lined with foil was a primer and most everyone else stuck with that

I miss you my friend, still cannot believe your genius is no longer with us.

@billclinton3572

3 жыл бұрын

Did he die?

@noahstube9821

3 жыл бұрын

@noobs when

@DANGJOS

3 жыл бұрын

@@noahstube9821 A little more than a year ago.

@noahstube9821

3 жыл бұрын

@@DANGJOS oh

@aaliyaahsan107

3 жыл бұрын

@@billclinton3572 yeah last uear

1. Acquire magnifier 2. Launch into space 3. Set fire to crops across the earth 4. Conquer planet

@manselfstrom2091

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the Nazis planned to do that

@gcwapa2787

7 жыл бұрын

I know, I expected someone to point that out.

@TheDarkSide1231

7 жыл бұрын

im german an i agree that we planed that

I live in England so could you do something that involves rain power instead :)

@truvak

8 жыл бұрын

+Goldenstorm3 dear chap, you won the UK internet.

@itscharlie3518

8 жыл бұрын

Ikr Maybe leave some cups in your garden BOOM fresh water

@alexlubbers1589

8 жыл бұрын

i did that once ( i live in seattle LOL) with some knex pieces and a plastic bowl shaped lamp shade

@alexlubbers1589

8 жыл бұрын

i do not know

@kriswebster9416

8 жыл бұрын

If you collect it in a small clear bag you can make fire that way also !

Great feedback Alton! Thanks for sharing your experience, and thanks for watching all my videos :) I do appreciate that, and wish you the best in your projects!

"so please be careful" *puts hand behind burning glass that blows up seconds later*

@my12steptruth

9 жыл бұрын

Hardihood Stove gas can burn things up too.

@RobotronSage

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@girth212

4 жыл бұрын

My lighter can burn paper ha outmatched

"Thank this lady for donating her TV" "The price was right" So did she donate it or sell it? lol

@pointyyou

8 жыл бұрын

It was sold for 0$

@Alphonse007

4 жыл бұрын

The price was perfect for both of them!!! Aka £0/$0/€0/¥0

@Fermion.

3 жыл бұрын

Look through your local classifieds. Lots of times people will just give stuff away, so they don't have to go through the hassle of shipping it off themselves. I've gotten a couple of broken down cars for parts that way.

"I'm going to take these speakers because I could use them for something. Maybe I'll build a sonic weapon or something like that."

@jamessoroe5605

8 жыл бұрын

Lol. Right?

Mate, you are a legend. I was dropping things at our local recycling shop and someone just dropped off an old projection TV. I run a local stargazing business and am looking to add some things of interest for daytime shows for schools. You're right - these TVs are heavy, but I couldn't wait to get it home and start extracting the Fresnel lens, which I did just as the sun set. Came out easily and I can't wait to try it tomorrow. The next step is the frame - I will use your design and just looked at the video - wonderful. Well explained and should be good fun putting it together.

Good effort Eric! I did luck out with the first one being crystal clear and focusing to a point. Later TV's I got were all different. I don't know how to tell which TV's have which lenses. Out of 5 TV's I got 2 lenses I was really happy with. The other ones are OK, but not exceptional.

I'm thinking it would be rather neat to focus it on a closed container of water, with a hose leading the steam away to a fan (like an old computer fan). That would basically make it a souped up solar generator and I bet you can get a fair amount of juice out of that. Perhaps a future project?

i found one about a half mile away from home the other day, couldn't get a truck, so i PUSHED it home.

@chrisdod

8 жыл бұрын

O.O

@tanhvan1137

8 жыл бұрын

Savage.

@SquidOfOverkill

7 жыл бұрын

didnt have any, well, couldn't find any

@rylen154

7 жыл бұрын

shoulda brought a wagon and a rope. so you can ride behind it.

@Kamal_AL-Hinai

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

This was the first video of his I watched. You've helped me through lots of hard times. RIP.

Miss these type of vids hope you rest well and easy 🙁

[✓] Small Fresnel Lens: amzn.to/2cEa9Sy

@cameronkirmali2680

7 жыл бұрын

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random"

@jaydragonslay5486

7 жыл бұрын

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random"

@habibollahaslaminezhad1965

7 жыл бұрын

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random"

@hahahahshajf4588

7 жыл бұрын

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" try to melt the dry ice please

@etcatsteam8650

7 жыл бұрын

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" hi grant love your videos

i used this to heat my kids' blowup pool. They no longer have feet, but the water was warm

@AxanarGaming

8 жыл бұрын

+RnB NerdyGeek Ahh nice one! I'm a pool guy and that didn't come to mind until I read you comment. I could use it to heat water and a lot of it. I wonder what the peak btu rating would be this idea.

@superflydk5035

7 жыл бұрын

RnB NerdyGeek that is very sad 😭

@bmxscape

2 жыл бұрын

@@AxanarGaming speaking of heating water is there enough energy to boil the water into steam to turn a turbine to create electrical energy?

@blackboxbs8642

2 жыл бұрын

@@bmxscape yes my dude

- Daddy, daddy, I pooped my pants!;( - Oh good son, we can save it for a future project!

Thank you! It's important to note I set the camera up to watch, and I look in the camera screen, not directly at the light. Thanks for the safety concerns .. they are valid!

I made this thing it was easy. I was very excited about this and had plans to use it as a solar forge. There was a pile of TVs in the junk yard. One of them was a projection tv. Unfortunately the lense is not only opaque but the beam is focused in a line.The temperature is 300-360 degrees. However, it is not a failure. The tv came with a sheet of dark grey plastic, and the beam from the lense is the perfect temperature for quickly softening the plastic so that I can shape it into anything I like- I used it to make a fine sheath for my diving knife. It does not burn the plastic like fire does, and because it is solar the heat penetrates the inside of opaque plastic heating the whole piece equally inside and out like a microwave. Very impressive way to quickly heat plastic to molding temp.

This was always my favorite project of his. What an amazing and outstanding piece of free energy.

Thank you! :) I don't know when I'll get a chance to play with the TEC and TEG modules you're talking about (I have a lot of projects I want to do first) but I am intrigued by your enthusiasm. Perhaps if you have a video I can watch showing what they are and how they work?

Can this be used to dispose of bodies?

@Drestopmotion

10 жыл бұрын

Why is that a question?

@jrewb7003

10 жыл бұрын

DreAndreas Just wondering.

@Drestopmotion

10 жыл бұрын

Aoto Fisher You don't "Just Wonder" of disposing bodies.

@jrewb7003

10 жыл бұрын

DreAndreas Maybe I find the topic of disposing bodies helpful.

@Drestopmotion

10 жыл бұрын

Aoto Fisher You're agreeing to my question to your question. Also, what exactly makes it "Helpful"?

You could've melted the woman who donated the tv

@innerblaze3244

5 жыл бұрын

Why tho she was nice donating

@RobotronSage

5 жыл бұрын

lmfao

What a beautiful mind. Gone too soon.

I'm glad you're finding some value in these projects :) All the best!

Awesome :) I can imagine the fun you had .. and am jealous you had such free access to a goldmine of scrapped materials!

where can i buy this kind of dad?

@robloxman6846

7 жыл бұрын

ebay

@tonyarena491

7 жыл бұрын

you can be one to your kids

@mudkip9531

7 жыл бұрын

ebay though...everything is on ebay

@thatonethattalksalot7656

6 жыл бұрын

Eskettiittt dating apps, just open up and say it and there you have it a dad like this lol😂😂😂

@riteshgaming4374

6 жыл бұрын

Eskettiittt ವ

Make sure you wear eye protection people especially for fresnel lens. Even for magnifying glasses you should wear eye protection, that small dot of light can effect your eyesight over time as you'll notice that the dot of light burns an image onto your eye. So really you should wear a welders mask when using the frenel lens.

@phillipcampbell8503

7 жыл бұрын

what's free

@cours458

7 жыл бұрын

sunglasses are not enougth? (not the 2$ kind, real ones with uv filters)

Looks like people found a new way to kill vampires

@lukerox2002

10 жыл бұрын

Rather to burn them. Spontaneous Combustion!!!

@roanvanwort527

7 жыл бұрын

lol

@RobotronSage

5 жыл бұрын

lol

The clear lenses certainly can. I've put them aside for a future project. Not sure exactly what yet, but they are good lenses and will come in handy I'm sure! :)

I found the King to have very informative and interesting video education. Mostly I liked the fact that some were family approved. There is humor and awe. I really enjoyed learning something from just watching these videos. Thanks! :)

I just saw four of your videos in a row! They are amazing!!! Just an idea I had, could you use the panel from the old TV to melt brass and tin in your backyard furnace? Anyway, thanks for the videos man!

Someone did send me a link to Kipkay's video and there is a lot in common! This was made a long time before I was even notified Kipkay had a video.  Not to put him down at all, because he is awesome. But this idea was inspired by Dan with GreenPowerScience.

1:31 if it's noon the sun will be burnt burnception

@vvillem9

10 жыл бұрын

Being this stupid

We miss you king 👑

@jupiter_ios

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the video dont comment stupitidy

Managed to find one of these on the side of the road today, so I ripped it apart and ran home with the lens. As it's summer and over a hundred degrees (F), we'll certainly be having some fun with this thing.

Looks like i know what to use when i'm building my deathray.

@felipemegale

10 жыл бұрын

An old concave antenna and some mirrors would do the job too!

@ViralVenom

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

This is that "new power source that the energy companies don't want you to figure out about!!!" :D

@RobotronSage

5 жыл бұрын

for real tho i'm cancelling my subscriptions!

If you have a spring cleanup in your area go drive around. Take a phillips and flat screwdriver (or cordless drill) and you can open one of these up in about 10 minutes to get what you need and not have to worry about discarding the shell of the tv. In the last month I have picked up about 10 of these lenses in my area. I grabbed all the optics too, the color from the lenses are good for over flashlights for the kids and that lense assembly you took apart, if you turn on the flashlight on your phone and put that in front of it you can get a heck of a spot light out of it. Good luck!

R.I.P he was so young😞

@Juleee188

4 жыл бұрын

Why did He die?

@liriodosvales2009

4 жыл бұрын

@@Juleee188 unfortunately yes :(

@billy9075

4 жыл бұрын

Golden Puppies paramotoring accident

@IcecreamNeo

4 жыл бұрын

I miss him so much he was an inspiration to Alot of people

@teru797

4 жыл бұрын

wait... who died?

I thought the part when you could see the lightbulbs was the best

My favorite video from this guy. Rest easy brother.

Solar barbecue, here I come!

@nemez411

8 жыл бұрын

+It's a Llama babycue?

@theaceofspades485

4 жыл бұрын

The tires I..I.. mean steaks are .uhhh.. great.

Now I know I've been on the internet too f---ing long. One of the first 'viral' videos i ever saw was the SGI staff using a giant Fresnel lens to melt and burn stuff in their parking lot. Has it really been 30 years?!

4:21 pls be careful XD

@elroi007

10 жыл бұрын

whats funny ? i cant get the joke,please tell me

@elroi007

10 жыл бұрын

i saw it,lol it made my day

Melt dry ice with the solar scorcher...

@berliandro

9 жыл бұрын

Bacon8You You play minecraft?

You are the only channel that's interesting you're amazing. Now I want to be a scientist when I'm older! Great job!!!

It’s been 9 years. Anyone 2021?

You're insane. I'm subscribing.

Guess what i found in the mail. 3:22

@joolian

9 жыл бұрын

DEEZ NUTS

@jacksongood3672

9 жыл бұрын

Got eem

@ThaBlu

9 жыл бұрын

Ikr. I'm going to save deez nuts.

@davidw17

9 жыл бұрын

Reshtreg JUST GOT IT! WHEN I PLAYED IT AGAIN. HAHA

@REOSGaming

9 жыл бұрын

Reshtreg best comment 10/10

This is exactly what I was looking for ! Thank you for advising me from up there 👌🏾❤

I just took apart my 15 year old rear projection TV apart, which as downstairs in my now updated totally awesome 4K UHD projector in my theater. I did the same as you, I fresnel lens and also took apart all three projector tubes to get the magnify glasses. I can reach temps up to 2500° with the fresnel lens. I use it for outdoor cooking and also to get a bonfire started before that huge yellow ball of fire sets for the night sky. Lol

I can't make this, I'd probably set someone on fire.

@crayfishfuture

7 жыл бұрын

I know I'm 2 months late, but I made one and I pretty much burnt my finger off. It was like, a few months after he made the video.

man.. that free T.V. made how much on youtube? :3

3:22 those Delta 51 lenses are great for your 'splinter first aid' kit

The next level is the Archimedes Ship Destroyer Death Ray Thingy (yes, that is the scientific name, just don't look it up)

dude you should totally connect the projecter lense to the bigger one..the photons will be more focused and will be like a destructive laser!!!!!

If someone asking is: 1093.3ºC

Awsome! Oh and hey bye any chance could you show us how to make a very strong electro magnet?

Great example of, one person's trash is another person's treasure 😀 👍

The speakers look like they are made by Fostex and have an extremely wide range. Well, unsurprising, coming from a Japanese TV that used to cost a fortune. They are worth something on their own.

So... if something like a zombie apocalypse happens (and we survive), we know the best way to make fire/kill things?

@MordeaniisChaos

9 жыл бұрын

If you're really lazy, but there are much more portable, compact ways to do both.

@batman88891

9 жыл бұрын

MordeaniisChaos I was making a joke. I don't expect people to get these to start a fire. I don't think this would be for lazy people though :P The screens can get pretty heavy, so I don't expect a lazy person to carry it in the wilderness.

@batman88891

9 жыл бұрын

Vinnie Vids Then we are all doomed.

@optib0mkatanamaster

9 жыл бұрын

Or put it on a plane and burn a whole country.

@matthewpowers4486

9 жыл бұрын

Thales Nunes Hope you do not have a lot of free time! xD

if this setup can heat up water in minutes using the sun, than why we don't have power plants with industrial sized versions of this? it would boil water 100% cleanly. or is this in use already?

@marco_marks

9 жыл бұрын

There are some solar farms that use mirror 'half-pipes' to heat pipes of water above them to create steam needed to turn turbines.

@geekwrestling1042

9 жыл бұрын

Josh Kavathas Some days It's not sunny.

@garyseven2308

9 жыл бұрын

Josh Kavathas Here is something similar, but using hot air to drive turbines. www.enviromission.com.au/EVM/content/home.html

@frostbite1991

9 жыл бұрын

Josh Kavathas Because the World runs on fossil fuels.

@krazeyish

9 жыл бұрын

Josh Kavathas because we would basically need to turn entire regions into solar farms to power a single city.

Looks really cool yet it's a really simple system. This has great potential for industrial use.

You are still missed just a fan saying we still love u

i got one of those tv's in my shed now i can heat my big swimming pool... sweet

@blsmith1299

10 жыл бұрын

NOT a good idea!

@johnytwogunshitler4367

10 жыл бұрын

why?

@johnytwogunshitler4367

10 жыл бұрын

lmao... probably melt the concrete floor aye lol

@blsmith1299

10 жыл бұрын

ya lololol

@FringieVids

10 жыл бұрын

***** *Accidentally swims under where the ray is aimed at*

i remember watching this video as a kid, crazy nostalgia

My favorite video of his....RIP man

I wonder if you could use those lenses from the projection thing to make a telescope.

@theengineerisengiehere1517

8 жыл бұрын

With enough research, youtube, you cam do it

@samperkelt1496

8 жыл бұрын

I don't think so, i think it's more of an magnifieng glass

@ahikernamedgq

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Awesome Meister!

@tiddlyt24

8 жыл бұрын

Just don't point it at the sun while you look at it. Bad things will happen.

@austinfacemyer7790

8 жыл бұрын

+Tyler Marshall I guess you know this from experience :D

3:20 save DEEZ NUTS

@alexandergiardina8629

8 жыл бұрын

It's not even funny.

@ChiefBigNut

8 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Giardina it's halarious

@samredbrick3041

8 жыл бұрын

ok m8

@christiehevelone5724

8 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Oseois

8 жыл бұрын

+xuan phuc tran There truly are heroes among us. Thank you, good sir.

3:45 thats very similar to what i use for solar branding my arm. another fun project !

That is so cool! Have you done a solar oven project yet? Because all those that i looked at looks like they stood too close with the camera

Didn't know Hugh mungus had one of these tvs

@keithode1737

7 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who thought that! Long live the Mungus!

@Mrawesomevids1231

7 жыл бұрын

Keith Ode lol

Anyone who is off grid could use it to heat water for hot showers, just take showers during the day :)

@calvinphelps3753

7 жыл бұрын

But ya know they would melt whatever theyre trying to heat...

@95TurboSol

7 жыл бұрын

Calvin Phelps ha ha, yeah but you could defocus the lens a bit like he did in the video to "Spread" the heat out and lower it. Btw, I was thinking about this again and why wouldn't it be possible to power a steam engine with this? Couldn't you build a cast iron boiler and focus a couple of these lenses at it to get it to produce steam and run an engine hooked up to a generator? Someone needs to try this, we already do it on larger scales (see the solar array in Arizona).

@calvinphelps3753

7 жыл бұрын

95TurboSol That's a really good point, I also feel like this could be used on a very destructive level, like what if someone hooked up a mirror or something and turned it into a laser death ray.

@billwilliams9897

7 жыл бұрын

Easy now!

@user-dn2io5yy1d

7 жыл бұрын

95TurboSol

Grant , we all miss you , rest soundly and hopefully you can make bigger lenses in the great beyond .RIP.

I wonder what would happen if you used the solar scorcher into the metal melting foundry. You would need to remake the foundry without the hair drier, but if you filled the rest with Isopropyl Alcohol, you could potentially get its max temperature higher than normal charcoal, which would be useful in casting other items. For example, steel, bronze, or iron. (Provided it actually maintains this temperature)

Can you use the lenses to make a light saber?

3:22 I'm gonna save DEEZ NUTS 'n' boltz.

I am curious if you could use lenses to bring the hot spot into further focus or if the focal point can be reflected and still keep its heat.

this video appears on my KZread homepage, who is still watching in 2020?

This is a pretty awesome trick. 1:40 ...humping the tv up..?

3:22 Deez nuts

@jthings7950

8 жыл бұрын

?

@kyralebettefoshee3240

8 жыл бұрын

XD HA!

@awesomeyoutuber2271

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Doherty my class mates say that I know what that means

@wadecrabtree7051

8 жыл бұрын

HAH! GOTEEEEEEM!!!

@awesomeyoutuber2271

8 жыл бұрын

+OP F2H it means balls

Does this concept work with a small Fresnel lens, like a reading magnifier? This would be useful in combination with a Peltier as a makeshift solar panel

*So sad that u didn't get to do these future projects😔😔. ......now your in heaven maybe building other stuff*

3:22 GOT EM!

"The sun is a deadly Lazer"

Hi grant... where can i find a flyback transformer from a back projecter tv.....i want to use it for a cinema project here at home.... love your videos and my kids love the candy canon......

This is fascinating are you concentrating high frequency photons or the long wave infrared spectrum to achieve the concentrated energy?

What would happen to solar panels

@HappySlappyFace

7 жыл бұрын

Fandom cop oh. ...... burn?

@lucaseven7718

7 жыл бұрын

no

I burnt a hole in my cat by accidental, thanks grant!

@RobotronSage

5 жыл бұрын

IN your CAT? dude wtf

This channel is amazing YOU GUYS SHOULD TELL YOUR FREINDS

Thanks for your very informative video.👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Put This on top of your solar panel = UNLIMITED POWERRRRRR

@truvak

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Bennett the problem with that is that the heat from this lens is too much and melts the solar panel, however, there are special solar panels with mini magnifying lenses for each solar cell that achieve your idea.

@jordantan2543

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Bennett But it is possible to use it to burn water and create steam for an instant pollution free generator

@njagi2010

8 жыл бұрын

+Jordan Tan YES THIS WOULD BE TGE RIGHT WAY TO GO . I AGREE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS

@jordantan2543

8 жыл бұрын

+my self Thanks! Going to try to build one in the future

@rsierra1025

8 жыл бұрын

+Truvak T - I was wondering if you could use it in one of the hot air exchange boxes that people make. I would deliberately put it so it's out of focus a bit to not hit it's optimum temp but still get more out of it than an ordinary chunk of glass would. Hopefully that makes sense.

hungry children in Africa could have eaten that TV..

@TheMineBuilder8

9 жыл бұрын

Lol

@leonmoser455

9 жыл бұрын

In fact in Africa every 60 seconds one minute passes

@jenuve1233

9 жыл бұрын

Leon Mustermann :O

@skillz8107

9 жыл бұрын

LOL that made my day! Thx!

@akaniagbaje6668

9 жыл бұрын

That's mean

This was the video that introduced me to TKOR years ago

Great idea & video. I like to help out the homeless when I can, and it's starting to get cold and snow here in Canada. I have 2 approx 42" old tv's and am wondering if there are any other tricks that you know of using these lenses that could benefit their cold souls? Thank You

People were throwing these rear projection TVs away, then the scrap metal scroungers would come along and gut the old televisions and leave the Fresnel lenses laying around. As the sun would change angles the abandoned lenses were starting fires in the alleys at random. Fences, dry grass brush, trash, pretty much anything. I have 15 or 20 of these lenses tucked between the shed and the house now, out of the sun.

@themagichomie

9 жыл бұрын

Seth B thats awesome

@racketman2u

9 жыл бұрын

Seth B you're planning on starting a really big fire somewhere later?

@asifaziz5103

9 жыл бұрын

racketman2u the biggest fire the North has ever seen :3

@Nani-wg1ww

9 жыл бұрын

Asif Aziz lol i see we got a Game of Thrones fan!

@asifaziz5103

9 жыл бұрын

Kookoo koo i confess. yes guilty! lol

who came back to this video in 2017 after watching the solar scorcher lighting up thermite?

I just got the exact same lense Toshiba 50 inch made in 1996 its a clear spot lense picked mine up at goodwill for 99. cents awesome.

Heloo from Bosnia, I like this tip tv so much, and problem is we don't have here TV like this, but If I have chance for one of this, I will love that.