Note: Worthwhile larger version HERE . This is an animated gif that makes the sun appear 3-D . Also, blue . While interesting, what’s even more interesting is the UFO that keeps blinking in the bottom right corner. I suspect they’re siphoning off our sun’s energy like I do my neighbor’s gastank. No wonder our solar cells blow! Picture [wikipedia] Thanks to Mr. KNUCKLES, who, AGAIN WITH THE INSULTS! *beating with gauntlet* It’s on, Nancy-Pants!

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Why So Blue?: The Sun Gettin’ His Swerve On

Seen here putting the hurt on a piece of dead tree (do your hand next!), 19-year old Eric Jacqmain demonstrates his homemade death-ray , which looks suspiciously like a satellite dish with a ton of little mirrors glued on. God, JUST THINK OF THE MOSAIC YOU COULD HAVE MADE! When aligned correctly it can generate a heat spot a couple of centimetres across, with an intensity of 5,000 shining suns, the 19-year-old claims. The ray generates enough power to melt steel, vaporize aluminum, boil concrete, turn dirt into lava, and obliterate any organic material in an instant. ‘I have vaporized before carbon, which occurs above 6,500 Fahrenheit.’ Unfortunately for Jacqmain, his ‘death ray’ dish met it’s own grisly end when it was destroyed in a shed fire. Jacqmain added: ‘Yeah. It “committed suicide”. It’s very likely that it was the cause of the fire. Nothing left of it but half melted wagon parts and the adjustable mount.’ HAHA! Well of course it set the shed on fire, IT’S A F***ING DEATH-RAY. A ray that can’t even burn its own house down isn’t exactly a death-ray, now is it? No, it’s not. It’s a sissy-ray and deserves to sleep in the yard with a tarp over it like the sissy-sandbox the cat still shits in. MAYBE IF YOU WERE QUICKSAND THAT WOULDN’T HAPPEN. Hit the jump for a video of the ray in action that may or may yes be set the the awesomest soundtrack I’ve ever heard.

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BURNINATE!: Kid Makes Backyard Death-Ray Out Of Satellite Dish And Ton Of Little Mirrors

Mmmm, liquefied jellyfish . I use it instead of jam on my sandwiches. It’s tingly in my mouth. And now it’s a key ingredient in developing nano-scale power cells . Don’t tell PETA, they’ll throw a fish ! Scientists say by liquidizing the humble Aequorea victoria — a glow-in-the-dark jellyfish commonly found off the western coast of North America — they can use the green fluorescent protein (GFP) it contains to create miniature fuel cells. These, say their creators, could be used to power microscopic “nanodevices” that could operate independently inside the human body, helping reverse blindness or fight tumors. In Chiragwandi’s “biophotovoltaic nanodevice,” electrons flow through a circuit when light hits the green fluorescent protein. He says this generates a current measuring “tens of nano amperes.” Oh shit, oh shit, here comes the happy ending. Wait for it — wait for it… Thanks to modern breakthroughs allowing scientists to grow their own green fluorescent protein using bacteria — the unsuspecting sea creatures are no longer on the milkshake menu. BOOYA, no more ground up jellyfish! “But uh, but I didn’t have a problem with the ground up jellyfish”. YEAH WELL I DIDN’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR FACE UNTIL YOU STARTED TALKING. At least I didn’t vocalize it. NOW LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO. ‘Jellyfish’ smoothies offer solar solutions [cnn] Thanks to Vince Lombardi, who once blended a shark he caught with his bare hands and then sent the video to that ‘Will It Blend?’ guy and called him a pussy.

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Ground Up Jellyfish Key To Nano Power Cells

The $200 Solar Power Shower can heat up to 8 liters of water to 140 Fahrenheit in as little as two hours, provided it’s outside in the sun and not in your basement . It’s a lot more sophisticated than a simple camping solar shower, because this one mixes that 140 water with cool water from the garden hose, giving you plenty of toasty warm water at just the right temperature. Impressive, but I don’t really have a need for a solar powered shower. I do, however, have a need for that chick in the picture. Seriously, I’m getting hungry. HIYO! Solar Shower heats water in two hours [dvice]

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Solar Shower Provides Hot Water In 2 Hours