Light The Match

Two parabolic reflectors
PIRA: 
4B40.10
Area: 
4 Thermodynamics
Topic: 
4B Heat and the First Law
Concept: 
Radiation

 

Two parabolic reflectors are aligned across the table, a heat source at the focus of one reflector and a match at the focus of the other. Takes less than a minute to ignite.

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Scott Thomas
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