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   Liz Tuddenham to Jan Panteltje   
   Re: fresnel lenses   
   01 Jan 26 10:41:45   
   
   From: liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid   
      
   Jan Panteltje  wrote:   
      
   > >john larkin wrote:   
   > >>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS7TQ4CV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title   
   > >   
   > >One can carry one of these in a wallet and have a decent magnifier   
   > >handy.   
   > >   
   > >They claim it can start fires too. I'll test that if the sun ever   
   > >comes out again.   
   > >   
   > >Maybe two can be stacked for double the magnification.   
   >   
   > I have a cheap fire starter, a big magnifying glass, and a small loupe   
   > There was a survival program on TV where a guy used a piece of ice in the   
   > right form as lens to make a fire.   
      
   Doesn't water absorb infra-red?   
      
      
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