Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties shock

[Retro Cat]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675

Would've thought this was quite easy to predict -get the sandpaper at the ready...

 

[rosstheboss]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

There was an article about it on the news today, people stood on the street holding thermometers hitting 50c, one bloke cooking an egg! The building owners said they could come up with a solution, which I can only imagine would be hideously expensive...

 

[Retro Cat]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

For three car parking spaces they may not bother...

 

[rosstheboss]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

It's the whole area of pavement and road as well though!

 

[Retro Cat]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

It'll be like Scaramanga's weapon in Man with the Golden Gun

 

[Chopper the ex Copper]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

The developer is going to erect a screen at ground level in the affected street, and claim the phenomenon should pass in a few weeks once the seasons move on.

Which begs the question as to what they'll do this time next year...?

 

[dyna-ti]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

By this time next year some enterprising fellow will construct a food van that runs on solar power.
Unfortunately it isnt destined to last long with skin cancer killing off the vendors

 

[xerxes]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

Why not build London's first solar power plant at the foot of it.

 

[BobToo]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

The solution is simple, demolish the monstrosity.

 

[Tazio]

Re: Curved polished surface exhibits peculiar properties sho

The same architect designed a building in Las Vegas that did the exact same thing. But with the added advantage of desert heat and sun to make it even more extreme. There was a piece in today's Independent about it.