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minus-squareascend@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoCurious how well it works with moon reflection
minus-squarelurker2718@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoA construction like this could never work with moonlight, not even theoretically. There is a nice xkcd about it: https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoTechnically still solar power, but with the moon as an additional mirror in the system.
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe sodium probably gets hot enough to keep glowing overnight
At night?
Curious how well it works with moon reflection
A construction like this could never work with moonlight, not even theoretically. There is a nice xkcd about it: https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/
Technically still solar power, but with the moon as an additional mirror in the system.
The sodium probably gets hot enough to keep glowing overnight