If Leonardo “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” da Vinci is to be trusted, Stephen Lambert has got it in the bag: using only a mirrored dome and metal pot, Lambert managed to create a solar oven that successfully cooks rice. Head over to his Eyebeam blog to see photos and an eventual follow-up.
On a tenuously related note: Stephen also turned us onto the grossly overlooked Slow Clap video, a piece of art somewhere beyond awesome (a place I had hitherto been afraid to go). Yuppie Punk provides the goods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhTiJEYqqY8
