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What the hell...

  • 10-09-2009 2:54pm
    #1
    Señor Juárez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭


    ... is that bizarre apparatus that has been outside the engineering building behind the rugby pitch for the last couple of days?

    It looks roughly like a big angled flat sun-powered still, and has loads of gurgling hoses and splashing water. I can't help but stare at it every time I walk past.


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  • #2
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    They are putting a new stairs in so could be somethign to do with that. Any photos?


  • #3
    MrPain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭MrPain


    It looked like some kind of solar panel experiment to me.


  • #4
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    MrPain wrote: »
    It looked like some kind of solar panel experiment to me.
    Yea. A load of convex mirrors with a water pipe running along the focus of each one.


  • #5
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    Jonathan wrote: »
    Yea. A load of convex mirrors with a water pipe running along the focus of each one.

    I really want to see that. Someone post a pic. I won't be near campus 'til tomorrow.


  • #6
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Jonathan wrote: »
    Yea. A load of convex mirrors with a water pipe running along the focus of each one.

    focusing the heat from the sun on to the pipes which can be used for different things like hitting water and driving a piston.


    Nothing to do with the stairs then


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  • #7
    Señor Juárez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭Señor Juárez


    Doubtful, unless the Trinity builders have stopped pouring tar everywhere and have switched to using eco-friendly power sources for stair construction.


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