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I can't imagine how hard it must have been, in France of all places, to try something that bold and risky and obvious to oppose beforehand. We're the country o

I can't imagine how hard it must have been, in France of all places, to try something that bold and risky and obvious to oppose beforehand. We're the country of ruthless self deprecation coupled with perfectionist universalism. I hope something was learnt here (other than learning not to do it again), and I'm absolutely confident the people who cluelessly pushed for it will go on their public careers unaffected while the innocents are punished. We've done more insane stuff and survived to tell the tale. But really, PV in Normandy ? Come oooooon....

api 7y ago
> We're the country of ruthless self deprecation coupled with perfectionist universalism. I wonder if there traits make you good at nuclear power. Perfectionism and ruthless self criticism seem like they'd engender the kind of thorough and methodological approach that keeps reactors from getting explody. The Russian "can't duck it, fuck it" attitude seems to have the opposite effect judging from the Geiger counter readings.
jdietrich 7y ago
>I hope something was learnt here (other than learning not to do it again) I'm afraid not - the trials played out exactly as the naysayers predicted. Most of the panels cracked under load and failed due to water ingress; those that didn't became woefully inefficient due to soiling. They were dangerously slippery even in ideal conditions, they cost much more than a conventional rooftop installation and they never generated as much electricity as a rooftop installation even when they were brand new. The whole exercise was a complete waste of time and money.
rasz 7y ago
French arent afraid to be weird. Let me introduce you to Renault Twizy - a road legal mobility scooter, and Avantime - the only coupe minivan even made, a 2 door with no B-pillars, sold as good as that description sounds.

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I can't imagine how hard it must have been, in France of all places, to try something that bold and risky and obvious to oppose beforehand. We're the country o

by phtrivier 7y ago

api 7y ago
> We're the country of ruthless self deprecation coupled with perfectionist universalism. I wonder if there traits make you good at nuclear power. Perfectionism and ruthless self criticism seem like they'd engender the kind of thorough and methodological approach that keeps reactors from getting explody. The Russian "can't duck it, fuck it" attitude seems to have the opposite effect judging from the Geiger counter readings.
jdietrich 7y ago
>I hope something was learnt here (other than learning not to do it again) I'm afraid not - the trials played out exactly as the naysayers predicted. Most of the panels cracked under load and failed due to water ingress; those that didn't became woefully inefficient due to soiling. They were dangerously slippery even in ideal conditions, they cost much more than a conventional rooftop installation and they never generated as much electricity as a rooftop installation even when they were brand new. The whole exercise was a complete waste of time and money.
rasz 7y ago
French arent afraid to be weird. Let me introduce you to Renault Twizy - a road legal mobility scooter, and Avantime - the only coupe minivan even made, a 2 door with no B-pillars, sold as good as that description sounds.