Instant Alert: The world's largest 'artificial sun' is 10,000 times more intense than natural sunlight — and Germany just turned it on

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   The world's largest 'artificial sun' is 10,000 times more intense than natural sunlight — and Germany just turned it on by Jessica Orwig on Mar 30, 2017, 2:23 PM Germany recently completed its enormous Synlight project. Towering three stories high, the project is the world's largest collection of film project spotlights in a single room, and the company behind the project — the German Aerospace Center (DLR) — just switched it on. When on, the lights create a combined intensity that's 10,000x stronger than sun's light on Earth's surface and temperatures of around 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit. It's basically the world's largest artificial sun. Synlight would easily fry a human, which is why no humans are allowed inside the test chambers during experiments. Watch this project melt metal and learn why Germany spent the US equivalent of around $3.7 million to build Synlight. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011