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Vdara

September 29, 2010 Hotel Guests Claim Building Has Sun 'death Ray' Posted by John Eon Visitors to a Las Vegas hotel claim they have been left with burns and singed hair -- because its design creates a powerful 'death ray'. It's said the concave shape of the plush Vdara hotel is reflecting sunlight into a powerful beam, which is directed at the swimming pool area. The beam - which mov [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Las Vegas Hotel Vdara An Accidental Death Ray Send by slashdot.feedsportal.com evanism writes "A hotel in Las Vegas that is accidentally designed to be a massive parabolic dish that focuses the suns rays into a death ray! Burns hair, plastic and causes pain." It apparently lasts for several minutes during afternoons of bright sunlight, but if you need to perform science on it, you better hurry since they plan to ruin/fix it. Read more of this story at Slashdot. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 'Death Ray' At Vegas Hotel Pool Heats Up Guests Send by www.msnbc.msn.com Guests at the new Vdara Hotel & Spa have complained that the glass skyscraper can magnify and reflect the sun's rays onto an area of the pool at temperatures hot enough to singe hair or melt plastic drink cups. Hotel - Glass - Plastic - Swimming Pools and Spas - Shopping [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Swanky New Vegas Hotel?s ?death Ray? Proves An Inconvenience For Some Guests Send by news.yahoo.com And here you thought bed bugs were the biggest source of anxiety for hotel guests. Yes, guests at the Vdara hotel in Las Vegas now have something else to worry about: Being burned alive by the glare of the building's "death ray." What the heck's a "death ray," you ask? Well, first off, it's not [ [...] ] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Hotel Death Ray Leaves Pool Guests With Severe Burns Posted by John Eon Guests at a new hotel in Las Vegas have complained of receiving severe burns from a ?death ray? of sunlight caused by the unique design of the building. Due to the concave shape of the Vdara hotel, the strong Nevada sun reflects off its all-glass front and directly onto sections of the swimming pool [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 'Death Ray' Threat No Longer Limited To Fans Of Sci Fi Send by legalblogwatch.typepad.com Speaking of Vegas hotel pools that are too hot for some tastes, it appears as though one of Sin City's newest properties may be burning some of its guests worse than that dealer who always manages to pull a six-card 21. Gawker has a post on the new Vdara hotel, one of few properties on the strip that does not house a casino. What it does have are architectural features and building materials [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Sun Reflected From Vegas Hotel Burns Pool Patrons Posted by John Eon The Vdara death ray. It melts plastic! A reporter from the Las Vegas Review-Journal made two trips to the pool and saw the 10-foot by 15-foot hot zone. As the Earth rotates, the hot spot shifts across the pool area. During the summer, it was noticeable for about 90 minutes before and after noon, the [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 City Center - Vdara Jobs Posted by John Eon Vdara Hotel & Spa is a chic, non-gaming, non-smoking resort ideally located between ARIA [...] Personalized, luxurious, and intimate, Vdara delivers the ideal balance of [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Poolside Barbecue, Of Sorts? Posted by John Eon The MGM Mirage Vdara hotel opened recently in Las Vegas. It's a big glass tower with a concave facade. You know what else has lots of glass in a concave facade? Solar furnaces. Apparently, this fact escaped(*) the architects, with the result that things are a bit warmer than they should be, poolside [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Vdara Visitor Says "death Ray" Scorched Hair Send by www.rgtonline.com LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The tall, sleek, curving Vdara Hotel at CityCenter on the Strip is a thing of beauty. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Is New Vegas Hotel Too Hot? Send by www.huffingtonpost.com What's Your Reaction? The sleek new Vdara Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip may be too hot to handle. So hot, that if you're at the hotel's swimming pool, an occasional reflection off the shining tower may singe your hair or melt your plastic drinking cup, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Vdara - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Posted by John Eon Vdara, sometimes called the Vdara Hotel and Spa, is a condo-hotel with a spa. [...] The Vdara was the first tower at CityCenter, and opened on December 1, 2009. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 The Las Vegas Death Ray Posted by John Eon Apparently the MGM Mirage Vdara hotel's concave construction is focusing the sun on the swimming pool area and cooking guests like a magnifying glass on an ants nest. Very funny. Full story here. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 A Look At CityCenter's New Hotels: Vdara, Aria And The ... Posted by John Eon A look at CityCenter's new hotels: Vdara, Aria and the Mandarin Oriental [...] the 57-story Vdara, which features custom-designed decor (the lobby [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 More Destuction From Windows Reflecting Sunlight Posted by John Eon I've written in the past about sunlight reflecting off windows in a concentrated fashion leading to damage on neighboring houses. That however, is small stuff. The MGM Mirage Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas has built more or less their entire building into a concentrating mirror. Look at the picture of the [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Las Vegas Hotels - The Mirage Resort And Casino Posted by John Eon Official site for the Las Vegas casino known for its waterfall and volcano, luxury hotel, and impressionist Danny Gans. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Vegas Hotel 'Death Ray' Burning Guests Send by www.my9tv.com A new hotel on the Las Vegas strip is so hot that it is burning guests. Hotel pool employees are calling it the "Vdara death ray." [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 29, 2010 Vdara Hotel At CityCenter Solar Concentrator In Las Vegas Posted by John Eon If you decide to stay at CityCenter in Las Vegas, then first read about this on msnbc.com then followed the links over to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "The tall, sleek, curving Vdara Hotel at CityCenter on the Strip is a thing of beauty. But the south-facing tower is also a collector and bouncer of [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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