Parabolas in Real Life - Solar Furnaces and Buildings that Unintentionally Burn Things

The world's largest solar furnace is at Odeillo in the Pyrénées-Orientales in France
The rays are focused onto an area the size of a cooking pot and can reach 3,500 °C (6,330 °F). As a comparison, the surface of the sun is 6000°C (11000°F).
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_furnace http://forum.tempt.ee/topic.php?topic=322 http://jugglu.com/top-strangest-buildings-world.php/worlds-largest-solar-furnace-in-france

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