![TIL the design of a skyscraper in London was melting cars and setting buildings on fire. It's curvilinear shape was causing the problem: The south-facing exterior wall was covered in reflective glass, TIL the design of a skyscraper in London was melting cars and setting buildings on fire. It's curvilinear shape was causing the problem: The south-facing exterior wall was covered in reflective glass,](https://external-preview.redd.it/JaRTIW2EWTNabfIOU_pnE3FNr206PM-rdqKXcdjHrvI.jpg?auto=webp&s=509ce456812ce541832cbf4dbe45a2ccad469827)
TIL the design of a skyscraper in London was melting cars and setting buildings on fire. It's curvilinear shape was causing the problem: The south-facing exterior wall was covered in reflective glass,
![Walkie-Talkie tower to have shades fitted to fix 'death ray' | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Walkie-Talkie tower to have shades fitted to fix 'death ray' | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/09/04/10/shade.jpg?width=1200)
Walkie-Talkie tower to have shades fitted to fix 'death ray' | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![From the Walkie Talkie to the Death Ray Hotel: buildings turn up the heat | Architecture | The Guardian From the Walkie Talkie to the Death Ray Hotel: buildings turn up the heat | Architecture | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2013/9/3/1378224673293/Walt-Disney-Concert-Hall-010.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none)
From the Walkie Talkie to the Death Ray Hotel: buildings turn up the heat | Architecture | The Guardian
![London's glass Walkie Talkie Tower that concentrates the sun's rays so intensely that it has allegedly melted parts of cars. | Архитектура, Экстерьер London's glass Walkie Talkie Tower that concentrates the sun's rays so intensely that it has allegedly melted parts of cars. | Архитектура, Экстерьер](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d8/e2/97/d8e297afd9e69717d4709f0aa93e393c.jpg)
London's glass Walkie Talkie Tower that concentrates the sun's rays so intensely that it has allegedly melted parts of cars. | Архитектура, Экстерьер
![Walkie Scorchie' tower's sun 'death ray' will soon be fixed, say developers | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Walkie Scorchie' tower's sun 'death ray' will soon be fixed, say developers | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/05/15/09/walkie-talkie.jpg?width=1200&height=900&fit=crop)
Walkie Scorchie' tower's sun 'death ray' will soon be fixed, say developers | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![London, UK. 18th May 2014. The Walkie Talkie skyscraper gets a sunshade in London. The building at 20 Fenchurch Street which has been blamed for starting fires and melting parts of cars London, UK. 18th May 2014. The Walkie Talkie skyscraper gets a sunshade in London. The building at 20 Fenchurch Street which has been blamed for starting fires and melting parts of cars](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/362f3ac380ae4fc4a0c7db9b9dc5d918/e0pb86.jpg)
London, UK. 18th May 2014. The Walkie Talkie skyscraper gets a sunshade in London. The building at 20 Fenchurch Street which has been blamed for starting fires and melting parts of cars
![Oyster sauce king Lee Kum Kee buys London's Walkie Talkie building for record-breaking $2.3 billion, World News - AsiaOne Oyster sauce king Lee Kum Kee buys London's Walkie Talkie building for record-breaking $2.3 billion, World News - AsiaOne](https://media.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_image/public/original_images/Jul2017/20FenchurchStreet1.jpg?itok=vGWv0TZa)
Oyster sauce king Lee Kum Kee buys London's Walkie Talkie building for record-breaking $2.3 billion, World News - AsiaOne
![Walkie Talkie skyscraper to be fitted with permanent sunshade after it melted cars | The Independent | The Independent Walkie Talkie skyscraper to be fitted with permanent sunshade after it melted cars | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/05/15/16/Walkie-Talkie.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Walkie Talkie skyscraper to be fitted with permanent sunshade after it melted cars | The Independent | The Independent
![London's 'Fryscraper' owners to spend millions of pounds to block building's car-melting 'solar death-ray' | Financial Post London's 'Fryscraper' owners to spend millions of pounds to block building's car-melting 'solar death-ray' | Financial Post](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/financialpost/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fryscraper.jpg)
London's 'Fryscraper' owners to spend millions of pounds to block building's car-melting 'solar death-ray' | Financial Post
![London, UK. 18th May 2014. The Walkie Talkie skyscraper gets a sunshade in London. The building at 20 Fenchurch Street which has been blamed for starting fires and melting parts of cars London, UK. 18th May 2014. The Walkie Talkie skyscraper gets a sunshade in London. The building at 20 Fenchurch Street which has been blamed for starting fires and melting parts of cars](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0PB84/london-uk-18th-may-2014-the-walkie-talkie-skyscraper-gets-a-sunshade-E0PB84.jpg)