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Automatische Feuerlöscher - Experiment No.16b

Automatische Feuerlöscher - Experiment No.16b


Material/ Automatically fire extinguisher, mirrows, magnifier
Measures/ various
2016/ Göteborg/ Schweden


Set-up and Execution/
Eight automatic fire extinguishers are emptied, filled with red paint, and sealed under 6 bar of pressure. They are all hung by steel cables, at the same height and equidistant from one another, from the ceiling of a large room with many windows. Magnifying glasses attached to telescopic poles are positioned under the heat-sensitive ampules. Two full-length mirrors per fire extinguisher are positioned so that they reflect the light from the windows onto the magnifying glasses.
Supposition/
If enough sun shines through the windows, the fire extinguishers will be triggered and will start spraying their contents. On the floor, red circles will appear.

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