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For longer than recorded history, man has sought to harness the power of the sun. Whether it be to grow crops or as a weapon, we have flocked to the sun like moths to a flame.
One man, Joe Richards, has succeeded in doing so. He pulled a lens out of an old TV and has since built a successful career as a content creator while making videos of his ‘solar death ray’ as he calls it.
Can You Liquify A Penny With A Lens?
The retired Air Force Colonel and current forensic psychologist has captured the attention of millions with his ‘solar death ray’ in his latest video. His question was simple: can you liquify a penny and a piece of glass and fuse them together using nothing but a lens?
As it turns you, you most certainly can.
The video has picked up over 1.4 million views in the past few days. BroBible reached out to him for common on where we can acquire a lens like this of our own. While we wait, here is the video that has everyone talking:
@joemyheck Welding glass and copper penny with Solar Death Ray #sun #solar #experiment
While I am astonished at how easily he was able to liquify a penny and the shard of glass, I’m equally amazed by the rapidity with which it all happened. The lens made mince meat of the copper penny.
What are people saying about Joe’s ‘solar death ray’?
Comments on his video are all over the place. One person asked “can you melt the heart of a fair maiden?” while another jokingly said “wow, imagine if we could use the sun for energy!”
User ThomasOfCamorr chimed in with “this man has seriously been a rock of consistency in this app’s wild roller coaster existence” and I feel the need to echo that. While I don’t follow @joemyheck on TikTok from my personal account I’ve seen his videos constantly throughout the years. He’s like the north star of science TikTok.
While eagerly awaiting a reply from Joe on how to get a solar death ray lens out of a TV myself, I searched through his archives for answers.
In a video from November 2, 2024, JoeMyHeck showed the process by which he extracted the solar lens from an old television set:
This feels like a good time to say DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME.
We are in no way encouraging you or endorsing going home and liquefying a penny yourself. However, if you do, please film it and let us know.