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How about a big mirror + magnifying glass on the roof that can remotely focus the winter sun. It might be slow but fun except when overcast.
by karmakaze 4y ago
How about a big mirror + magnifying glass on the roof that can remotely focus the winter sun. It might be slow but fun except when overcast.
- omoikane 4y agoNot sure if this was meant as a joke, but it sounded like a fire hazard.
- wcoenen 4y agoSounds like you're thinking of a heliostat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliostat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliostat There's a Dutch company selling such things to get more sunlight in your house: https://www.heliostaat.nl/ https://www.heliostaat.nl/
- karmakaze 4y agoI'm not as foolish as I was trying to sound. > Practical Solar’s[0] web site states that residential customers also use their heliostats for direct space heating, drying mold, melting ice dams on roofs, and melting snow. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_Solar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_Solar
- serpix 4y agoIn Scandinavia the sun is a rare and brief sighting during the winter. The appearance of the sun during winter is a national event and for a very few brief minutes there is hope that the darkness will one day end. Even thinking about the possibility that one day the sun might be seen makes me emotional.