CD Parabola: How Not To Make A Parabolic Reflector At Home

This video is about my various attempts to construct parabolas out of cheap, plentiful goods you can find at home. It's harder than it seems.

// NightHawkInLight's video on making a parabolic dish out of space blankets
   • How To Make Parabolic Mirrors From Space B...  

// GREENPOWERSCIENCE's video on making a parabola using a satellite TV dish
   • Make a PARABOLIC Mirror  the cheap way PAR...  

// Paper on folding a 2D surface into a parabola (has all the math worked out and everything)
https://wiki.uib.no/ift/images/f/f0/P...

// Cool, simple alternative I found to making a true parabola, used to heat water and cook food in developing countries
http://solarcooking.org/plans/funnel.htm

// Personal website
http://andykong.org