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Solar bulb. Sun Catcher

Solar bulb. Sun Catcher
Get the sun into your dark space

Save on electric bill!

Bring a sustentaBle light using a soda bottle, a piece of metal, water, bleach and some sealant.

This solar bulb never heats up! (AND IT REALLY WORKS)
 
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Step 1A hole for the solar bulb

A hole for the solar bulb

Punch a hole on a piece of metal roofing.
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5 comments
Nov 4, 2011. 6:39 PMHarveyH44 says:
How does this not heat up? Wouldn't the bottle swell and eventually rupture? Don't think this would last long in the Florida sun, really rough on plastic.
Nov 4, 2011. 1:33 PMLordMekk says:
I missing something, Why the bleach?
Nov 4, 2011. 3:11 PMnnygamer says:
Bleach helps prevent growth of algae in the closed bottle. This idea has been around for a while, it was posted almost a month ago here and it was in the news way before then. But it is a great idea and so simple to do.

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