Who/what have we got here, and what order does Dr. Shapiro think they go in?
In September 2013, a person parked his car outside the London skyscraper seen here, then under construction. When he returned two hours later, parts of his car had been damaged by what?
What some of you thought happened: Bits of the building fell off; someone dropped a book from the balcony; an annoyed construction worker shoved the car out of the way with a crane.
What really happened: With its concave exterior, the building focused reflected sunlight on the car, melting some of its parts. Yikes! (BBC article)
Archimedes is supposed to have designed "burning mirrors" as a weapon of war, but it took some unwitting architects to bring his design to fruition. The building has since been fitted with a sunshade.
Incidentally, here's the wildest warning sign I've ever seen on a building:
I mean, thanks, Kaiser Oakland, I guess I shouldn't wait at this bus stop then.
Congratulations to solvers Jessica, Harper (who tells me the building was nicknamed The Fryscraper), Leo S., and Zachary S.!