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Two of the building's sides are in essence giant two-dimensional concave mirrors, and the building's windows are silvered to reflect the heat away from its inte
by lutusp 13y ago
Two of the building's sides are in essence giant two-dimensional concave mirrors, and the building's windows are silvered to reflect the heat away from its interior. I cannot imagine a better candidate for concentrating solar energy in unintended ways.
In this image --
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-- one can clearly see that, at the side to the right, the building's windows create a two-dimensional concave curve, with an intense point of focus some distance away.
What I can't understand is why the architect didn't consider hiring a physicist to warn him about this geometry.