Kid builds Directed Energy Weapon 'death ray'

Make this kid a US citizen, hire him, and send
him to space to work for our new Space Force

The young scientist’s twist on a legendary ancient weapon might just re-write history. Ancient Greece mathematician Archimedes believed a "death ray" was plausible, so a middle school student from Canada put the concept to the test.

Brenden Sener of Ontario won multiple medals for his miniature version of the Archimedes Death Ray, crafted with light and mirrors.

No archaeological evidence [shown to us] proves the death ray was ever [built and] employed, but Sener believes it very well could have been.

It might be surprising to learn that then-12-year-old Brenden Sener of London, Ontario, Canada, was enthralled by Ancient Greek concepts posited by mathematician Archimedes.

But it probably makes more sense when we find out what exactly those concepts were. Archimedes wrote about harnessing the Sun’s energy to create a death ray. And Sener wanted in. More:

• A 13-year-old built Archimedes’ mythical [solar] death ray—and it may actually work (popularmechanics.com) (as every boy who got his hands on a magnifying glass has previously discovered)
• Spatial memory slime mold math (Popular Mechanics)
• Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, June 06, 2024; Pfc. Sandoval, Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly