# 212BC Style Death Ray

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/212bc-style-death-ray/326853>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 19, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/212bc-style-death-ray/326853 "2005-10-19T02:55:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![bitwise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@bitwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bitwise)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/212bc-style-death-ray/326853/1 "2005-10-19T02:55:11Z")

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Someone probably already beat me to it, here it is anyway:

[http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10\_ArchimedesResult.html](http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_ArchimedesResult.html)

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**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/212bc-style-death-ray/326853/2 "2005-10-19T03:11:49Z")

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A very interesting study. I realize it has little or nothing to do with the materials and such available to Archimedes but very interesting none the less.  
Thanks