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dietr1chtoday at 5:53 AM4 repliesview on HN

You'll be sad to know there's another mf trying to put a mirror to reflect sunlight near twilight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflect_Orbital


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blackhaztoday at 8:38 AM

I think this needs to be addressed with a crowd-funded projectile. This sort of stuff must be done on a planetary-scale consensus basis only.

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throw0101dtoday at 1:38 PM

> You'll be sad to know there's another mf trying to put a mirror to reflect sunlight near twilight

This has been approved:

* https://ca.pcmag.com/networking/16760/fcc-approves-reflect-o...

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48866452

dietr1chtoday at 6:09 AM

To anyone thinking that 18m² isn't that big for how large the space is, please recall how bright reflective things shine during the day when you hit the right angle.

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potamictoday at 6:22 AM

Wut? This has to be some sort of a scam. There's no way you're going to be reflecting enough light from hundreds of kilometers away.

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