The “Walkie-Talkie” skyscraper has been accused of partially melting a Jaguar that was parked in the wrong place. The buildings are fighting back.
London newspaper City AM reports that the skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street - commonly known as "the Walkie-Talkie" - has damaged several vehicles parked close to it by melting them with the sun's rays.
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The problem is that one side of the Walkie-Talkie - which is still under construction - is effectively a giant curved mirror.
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So when the sun is in the right position, the building focuses the light into one spot...
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...creating a potentially car-melting beam of intense heat.
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