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Hmm, I am sure the physicists involved did their part, but it sounds like a complex process up there with many components, each susceptible to ie micrometeorite
by saiya-jin 3y ago
Hmm, I am sure the physicists involved did their part, but it sounds like a complex process up there with many components, each susceptible to ie micrometeorites.
Why do all these various energy transformations (and transfer it then 'wirelessly', LOL) and not just make some sort of lens / mirrors and focus it on specific point on Earth, that would collect it efficiently? Or does atmosphere do too much dispersion/absorption for it to be effective, compared to microwaves?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> does atmosphere do too much dispersion/absorption for it to be effective, compared to microwaves Exactly. Water vapor attenuates visible light more than microwaves. One way to think about SBSP is as an orbital lens converting sunlight into a form that better penetrates the atmosphere.
- melagonster 3y agothis probably kill someone.