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To: jakerobins

Didn’t the Greeks concentrate reflected sunlight on the enemies fleet to burn them to the waterline?


5 posted on 01/25/2012 8:47:23 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

Seems I saw that busted on “Myth Busters” or something similar.


10 posted on 01/25/2012 8:50:10 AM PST by Magic Fingers
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To: Paladin2

Mythbusters looked into that. Busted.


11 posted on 01/25/2012 8:50:37 AM PST by stormer
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That’s the legend...Although the guys on Mythbusters had a hard time trying to recreate this feat. I wonder if the windows will be declared a public safety hazard after some Women who have had “enhancements” walk by them? AHHH my boobs are melting! LOL


12 posted on 01/25/2012 8:50:37 AM PST by jakerobins
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Oh, I should add that it is supposed that Archimedes used reflected sun light, no one knows exactly how he set fire to the Roman fleet. Only that Archimedes figured out some means of setting the fleet ablaze via a “heat ray” of some sort.


39 posted on 01/25/2012 9:29:02 AM PST by jpsb
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