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Should we dim the sun to help curb climate change?
July 13, 2023, 09:30 AM
ensigmaticShould we dim the sun to help curb climate change?
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Originally posted by radioman:
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Should we dim the sun
But then solar panels won't get as much sun....
That was my wife's first reaction.
They really don't think through the things they come up with very well
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MRBTXSounds like another Super Collider venture...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...cting_Super_ColliderJuly 13, 2023, 09:52 AM
BigSwedeWow, just like Snowpecker
July 13, 2023, 10:25 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Or... Hear me out... We could just enclose the earth in a giant outer structure, and install a bunch of really big air conditioners... Then install the thermostat in the UN headquarters.
If it gets too hot, we just vote to turn the thermostat down. And if it gets too cold, we can just vote to turn the thermostat up.
Foolproof.
Cover the outer side of the sphere with solar panels to run the big air conditioners and supply enough energy for all the planet's needs. No more pollution from burning coal and petroleum products. Greta will be ecstatic!
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים July 13, 2023, 01:16 PM
Shaqlquote:
It's never going to happen, of course, just like all the other puerile fantasy that comes out of the mouths of these oxygen thieves.
They just need a $10M grant to study the idea for the next 5 years or so.
Also:
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reasonably confident
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July 13, 2023, 02:45 PM
OzarkwoodsWe already have a shit load of Fan farms operating along the coasts and on the open plains. What more do they need?
Here is the story on Fans. So my son while in college western Oklahoma. Always windy, a group of students were standing around with a beer in their hand talking about the wind…when a female in the group said well she knew why it was so windy there all the time…the huge fans along the ridge not too far off are always on. The guys were speechless. I won’t tell you what her hair color was you can already guess it.
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July 13, 2023, 02:53 PM
RightwireI'm surprised someone in congress hasn't suggested we send a space mission to the sun to turn it down a bit.
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parabellumJust make sure they land at night, otherwise they'll burn up.
July 13, 2023, 04:15 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by darthfuster:
Climate change is geek mythology.
I like that characxterization, and am stealing it.
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth July 13, 2023, 04:21 PM
erj_pilotI think my IQ dropped 16 points from just having read that headline. I can’t afford to lose that much……
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