Frying eggs in the sun + magnifying glass

Below is the TV the previous tenants generously left at my apartment on their way out.

It did not sell on craigslist despite my best attempts:

"This TV will most definitely impress any lady who has been living under a rock for the past 15 years. It has also been suggested by my roommate that it would make a nice aquarium."

The front of these old rear projection TV's includes a humongous fresnel lens.

I waited for a mostly sunny day...

And fried a few eggs (thanks for your help Amos)

Here is one of the eggs, mid-fry. The light was so intense that the black pan and surroundings are nearly invisible.

One batch, after cooling.

Timing:

• It took about 17 minutes to cook two cold eggs on a room temperature pan.
• It only took 5 minutes to cook 1 room temperature egg on a pan that had been preheated for 4 minutes.