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The "just" is doing a lot of work... Converting from photons to something else that can be beamed and then converting it again seems more complicated than "jus
by VMG 2y ago
The "just" is doing a lot of work...
Converting from photons to something else that can be beamed and then converting it again seems more complicated than "just" a mirror that points to already existing equipment on earth
- JoeAltmaier 2y agoOpposite is true. Light isn't the best thing for getting to the ground, not by far. Witness clouds. You want microwaves. Creating and focusing them is well understood, as is receiving them. It won't 'kill us all' as is so glibly thrown around. It has some hazard, but so does clear-cutting for solar farms or coal mines. Put the receiver in a large unobstructed space.