Comment on Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn

abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• tooclose104@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s the opposite of that plot. In that episode, Mr Burns blocks out the sun in order to force everyone to use more electricity to increase revenue for his nuclear power plant.

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  • curiousaur@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If the mirrors are reflecting light into a dark part of earth, they are taking it away from a place that’s experiencing daylight.

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    • veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      How? I would think the reflector would have to be near tangential to the area it lit up

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      • curiousaur@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh shit you’re right. I’m more lucid that I was when I wrote that and see how dumb it sounds.

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      • M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Do they think the sun only shines on earth?

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• Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wow yes. Had forgotten about this. They gave alternates of who killed him. I don’t remember them all but for some reason I rember Apu and Maggie firing with angry faces. I need to watch that again.

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