• al177@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    F : 5 Minute Crafts is not a valid reference for a science fair project. See me after class.

    • perestroika
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      11 months ago

      Or a solar concentrator and a steam / Stirling motor.

    • john_lemmy
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      11 months ago

      Thanks for the link, interesting read and magazine

  • Io Sapsai 🌱@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That reads like something straight out of five minute crafts. Has anyone tried making anything similar with realistic results?

  • Warehouse
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    1 year ago

    These CD solar panels don’t work. The most you can really do without manufacturing them is to use LED’s as solar cells (since solar cells are basically IR LED’s used in reverse), but it’s way less efficient.