12 yr. old builds "Death Ray"

[Debi]

12-year-old builds working replica of Archimedes' death ray

The Canadian grade eight student wanted to see if the idea of setting ships on fire with mirrors was plausible.

www.unexplained-mysteries.com

 

[ozentity]

That kid would have been our idol at that age. !2 year olds and death rays are not good, lol.

 

[Selectric]

12-year-old builds working replica of Archimedes' death ray

The Canadian grade eight student wanted to see if the idea of setting ships on fire with mirrors was plausible.

www.unexplained-mysteries.com

That knowledge has been around a very long time. Just don't aim it at people, kid.

 

[Lynne]

The ingenuity of the death ray and crane type claws to grab ships is believable. This was a place that needed to be protected from a sea attack. They probably spent a lot of time coming up with ideas.

 

[Archaeoastronomer]

Archimedes was very clever, he is famous for his screw:- (Pun not intended)

 

[Lynne]

Archimedes was very clever, he is famous for his screw:- (Pun not intended)

simplicity and genius!