TPO 30

The reading and listening both are about "burning mirror", which is innovative weapon Greek port city of Syracuse. The author of the reading states that due to many reasons burning mirror is a mythical weapon and Greek people of Syracuse did not build this tool. The lecturer, on the other hand, cast doubt about this claim. She, then, argues that it is impractical.
The reading declares that Greek were not enough advance in technology to build this thing those days. Professor, however, disagrees with this claim. She contends that they assembled mirror piece by piece.
The author of the article claims that starting fire take a long time and ship should be stable. In Contrast, the lecturer desputes this assertion. She argues that other material like pitch fire quickly and it can spread to the whole boat's wood easily.
The article asserts that burning mirror does not similar as their other weapons such as "flaming arrows". conversely, the professor said that although Romans were familiar with arrows, they got surprised when they saw Greek's new device.