![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
![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
![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
![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
![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,
![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)
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
![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
![Carbuncle Cup: Walkie Talkie wins prize for worst building of the year | Architecture | The Guardian Carbuncle Cup: Walkie Talkie wins prize for worst building of the year | Architecture | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/9/1/1441111760813/babad85b-8749-43dd-8b0a-dda57f7de279-2060x1236.jpeg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none)
Carbuncle Cup: Walkie Talkie wins prize for worst building of the year | Architecture | The Guardian
![Due to its unique concave design London's “walkie- talkie” building reflected sun rays so perfectly it literally melted cars parked beneath it. It is now fitted with sun shades. : r/interestingasfuck Due to its unique concave design London's “walkie- talkie” building reflected sun rays so perfectly it literally melted cars parked beneath it. It is now fitted with sun shades. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/mssvyorr49261.jpg)
Due to its unique concave design London's “walkie- talkie” building reflected sun rays so perfectly it literally melted cars parked beneath it. It is now fitted with sun shades. : r/interestingasfuck
![Walkie Talkie City skyscraper renamed Walkie Scorchie after beam of light melts Jaguar car parked beneath it | The Independent | The Independent Walkie Talkie City skyscraper renamed Walkie Scorchie after beam of light melts Jaguar car parked beneath it | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/09/02/15/AN27066711A%20woman%20walks%20thr.jpg?quality=75&width=640&height=614&fit=bounds&format=pjpg&crop=16%3A9%2Coffset-y0.5&auto=webp)
Walkie Talkie City skyscraper renamed Walkie Scorchie after beam of light melts Jaguar car parked beneath it | The Independent | The Independent
![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)