Apr102012
Other uses of solar power

POSTED AT 05:13 PM

 How about focusing enough solar power to melt steel?  Here's a video of a solar furnace!
Melting steel with solar power

Or what about a solar-powered car or airplane?  Here's a clip about solar airplanes:  Learn about solar powered airplanes
Here's a short clip about an annual solar car competition:  Discovery Education: solar cars
 

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  • Nitrogen

    I watched the melting steel video and i sat there with my mouth wide open in disbelief

    4/13/2012 3:25:43 PM
  • Ralph

    I would love to race in that! I think there is a movie about that. Its about kids form Hawaii who win the race.

    4/15/2012 12:20:29 PM
  • sin cara

    wow! I never knew you could cook food with solar power do people do that?

    4/15/2012 2:53:23 PM
  • sin cara

    cool* if someone flew on that would they crash?

    4/15/2012 2:55:23 PM
  • sin cara

    wow they have solar powered cars and solar power airplanes whats next solar power trains. lol

    4/15/2012 3:00:10 PM
  • sin cara

    :)Smile:)

    4/15/2012 3:00:37 PM
  • Darth Vader

    the solar car looks like it would be a rilly cool project and I thought the battery was a good idea

    4/15/2012 3:53:52 PM
  • julio125

    I never knew there were solar power cars.

    4/25/2012 8:06:02 PM
 

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