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minus-squaredan1101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 days agoA Norway town did do that according to the BBC, but the mirrors were on a mountain not in space: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170314-the-town-that-built-a-mirror-to-catch-the-sun
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoWow, that’s like 1000x more practical than putting them in space
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoCool! Thanks. I’ve either got a bad memory or just scanned the article while in a hurry.
A Norway town did do that according to the BBC, but the mirrors were on a mountain not in space: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170314-the-town-that-built-a-mirror-to-catch-the-sun
Wow, that’s like 1000x more practical than putting them in space
Cool! Thanks. I’ve either got a bad memory or just scanned the article while in a hurry.