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Crave Ep. 113: Hot! A homemade solar death ray

This week, we learn how to build a solar-powered death ray that melts almost anything. A guy gets a Netflix tattoo, but only a one-year free subscription for it. And we meet an alligator with a prosthetic tail.

Stephen Beacham Senior Video Producer
I'm an award-winning Senior Video Producer and Host for CNET.com focusing on How-To videos, AI, and environmental technologies. I lead CNET's How-To video strategy for horizontal and vertical video formats on multiple platforms. I am responsible for managing and optimizing CNET's flagship YouTube channel by developing and implementing our publishing and subscriber growth strategies. I also serve as CNET's Live Events Producer and Live Streaming Engineer coordinating CNET's team coverage of big tech events since 2011. I come from an audio production background as a Music Producer, Audio Engineer, and Mixer and have worked with multi-platinum artists including Green Day, Smash Mouth, and Lenny Kravitz. Today, I continue to produce and mix records for artists and bands spanning a wide range of genres and have been building a list of credits sound designing and mixing short films.
Expertise How-To video, AI, Environmental Sustainability Credentials
  • Webby Award Winner for Best Environmental and Sustainability video (2023), 3-time Telly Award Winner (2019, 2020, 2022) 12 years experience producing videos, podcasts, and live events for CNET.
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Backyard tinkerer Grant Thompson teaches us how to build a solar-powered death ray. A man gets a Netflix tattoo for life and only gets a measly one-year subscription for it. Plus, we meet Mr. Stubbs the alligator, the first reptile (that we know of, at least) to receive a prosthetic tail. Donation came from the Phoenix Herpetological Society and the Core Institute.

Crave stories:

- Alligator's new prosthetic tail works swimmingly

- Fry an egg with a solar-powered backyard death ray

- Dad hacks Donkey Kong so daughter can save Mario

- Amazing illusion: Watch water flow like never before

- Man gets Netflix tattoo, scores free year of Netflix

- Parents crowdfund firstborn child on Indiegogo

- 'Veronica Mars' movie is fastest-growing Kickstarter film campaign

- Lego machine makes, launches paper airplanes

- Crave giveaway: iKit NuCharge iPhone 5 case and battery

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