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Nick Hoffman — 5/14/2004 2:42:24 PM (archived)

Read Kim Stanley Robinson's classic Mars Trilogy for the physics of using an orbiting lens to focus solar energy, and how it could be used and abused.

Absolute technology corrupts absolutely...

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Focusing the Sun (super advanced sci-fi idea) - Success_Machine - 5/14/2004 11:11:45 AM
- Forced orbit around the Sun... - Adam - 5/14/2004 12:43:03 PM
  - re: Good Idea! - Success_Machine - 5/15/2004 3:11:59 PM
    - Bad Idea! - Nick Hoffman - 5/16/2004 8:22:41 AM
      - re: LOL, try a small experimental model first - Success_Machine - 5/16/2004 1:34:55 PM
        
        900 kilowatts? - et - 5/16/2004 9:39:00 PM
        
        re: 900 kilowatts? - Nick Hoffman - 5/16/2004 11:21:25 PM
        
        re: Yeah, I made another mistake - Success_Machine - 5/17/2004 1:48:16 PM
  - Soletta - Nick Hoffman - 5/14/2004 2:42:24 PM
    - re: Morals learned from sci-fi novels... - Success_Machine - 5/17/2004 11:12:28 PM
      - Human motives learned from sci-fi novels... - Nick Hoffman - 5/17/2004 11:58:03 PM
        
        re: 22 million horrendous calamities published - Success_Machine - 5/18/2004 12:24:54 AM
        
        Not all calamities, but much food for thought. - Nick Hoffman - 5/18/2004 12:13:02 PM
    - Don't forget the Dyson Sphere concept - LJK - 5/14/2004 4:31:03 PM

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