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by inetknght 576 days ago
> No car interior has ever reached 90C.

Ever seen a car on fire? I have.

Ever seen a car on fire caused by heating from the sun? Well maybe not. But I have seen an egg get cooked on the roof of a car as a demonstration.

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"London skyscraper can melt cars and set buildings on fire" (Sept. 3, 2013)

London isn't famous for hot weather, but that may change soon, and not because of global warming: The design of a new skyscraper in the city is melting cars and setting buildings on fire....

<https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/london-skyscraper-can-me...>

Only one of several examples. Also the Vdara hotel in the somewhat more probable location of Las Vegas, NV, the Nasher Sculpture Center and Museum Tower, both in Dallas, TX:

<https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/when-buildings-attack-...>