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Imagine a malicious person constantly aiming the light at at the house of someone they don’t like. Good thing it doesn’t seem to be feasible any time soon.
"I want a spot, but I want all of my sunlight focused onto a spot about a centimeter across. I'll give you the coordinates."
Because the sun is not a point source but a disk half a degree across, you can’t focus the sun tighter than about a 1km spot from a mirror in low earth orbit.
Okay but can we make that 1 km hot enough to burn everything inside of it?
For science of course.
I don't like it when companies mess with the sky. Don't fuck with my stars.
I don't think this idea will see the light of day.
They can stick that mirror where the sun don’t shine.
So if they over concentrate does this turn into an 'ant in a magnifying glass' situation?
Could it be used to break up protests?
Theoretically, but I don't see protests or riots stopping because of light.. riots happen in the day, too, and the violent ones are going to be masked up so more light won't do anything to reveal their identity
Surely not. Mirrors are incapable of destruction. Why that would be dangerous! You could burn crops or boil away water reserves. Surely no corporation would so irresponsible!
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2024
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