The reading discusses the possibility of using a weapon by Greeks against roman invadors called burning mirror. However, the woman in lecture totally opposes with the points made in the reading to question the chances for fabrication of this technological artifact. Accordingly, she gives three reasons to support her position about the mentioned issue.
First, the article insists that the Greeks in that period of time lacked the ability to create some sophisticated weapon like burning mirror. But, she believes that this notion can not be true, since they had the appropriate knowledge to build plenty of little pecies of shiny coppers used in the final burning mirror. Also, she mentions that they had the ability to join them in a parabolic shape to concentrate sunlight effectively.
Second, the passage regards that so much time would be needed to burn a ship which is made from wood sections. In contrast, the woman in the lecture indicates that the roman ships were not all made up of wooden bodies, but they also contain a sticky chemical substance which was used in the ships different pats. She predicts that Greeks mostly aimed this substance that can be set into fire in less than a minute. So, they could efficiently burn those ships even when they were on the move inside water.
Third, the reading undermines the Greeks intention to create such kind of weapon, as it does not see that as an improvement in their weapon system in comparison with burning arrows that they previously used in multiple occasions. On the other hand, the woman refuse to accept this idea, since she thinks that Greeks could use this burning weapon for catching their enemy by surprise and destroy their ships vastly before they react.
The reading discusses the possibility of using a
weapon
by Greeks against roman
invadors
called
burning
mirror.
However
, the woman in lecture
totally
opposes with the points made in the reading to question the chances for fabrication of this technological artifact.
Accordingly
, she gives three reasons to support her position about the mentioned issue.
First
, the article insists that the Greeks in that period of time lacked the ability to create
some
sophisticated
weapon
like
burning
mirror.
But
, she believes that this notion can not be true, since they had the appropriate knowledge to build
plenty
of
little
pecies
of shiny coppers
used
in the final
burning
mirror.
Also
, she mentions that they had the ability to
join
them in a parabolic shape to concentrate sunlight
effectively
.
Second, the passage regards that
so
much time would
be needed
to burn a
ship
which
is made
from wood sections.
In contrast
, the woman in the lecture indicates that the roman
ships
were not all made up of wooden bodies,
but
they
also
contain a sticky chemical substance which was
used
in the
ships
different
pats. She predicts that Greeks
mostly
aimed this substance that can
be set
into fire in less than a minute.
So
, they could
efficiently
burn those
ships
even when they were on the
move
inside water.
Third, the reading undermines the
Greeks
intention to create such kind of
weapon
, as it does not
see
that as an improvement in their
weapon
system
in comparison
with
burning
arrows that they previously
used
in multiple occasions.
On the other hand
, the woman refuse to accept this
idea
, since she
thinks
that Greeks could
use
this
burning
weapon
for catching their enemy by surprise and
destroy
their
ships
vastly
before
they react.