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::Crappy old propaganda reel starts up::
Welcome ladies and gentlemen, you no
doubt are enjoying a relaxing movie in an
air conditioned theatre that only atomic
power can provide so well.
But atomic radiation is also working
against us. Even against this little fella.
Cheer up fido,
it's not that bad. What we
are talking about is the sun's atomic
radiation.
Those who live in cities are aware of the
heat island these cities create. This is due
to the fact that our suns rays hit the
ground warming up the air even late into
the night.
You the citizens of that city have a choice
and can make the city a better place for
everyone. Wear the mirrored sombrero
and reflect those rays back to the heavens.
Why these lovely ladies are wearing them
right now. Thank you ladies, you look
modern and indicative of a push-button
age society.
As you can see men and women alike look
stylish in these mirror hats and they feel
cooler as well. Everyone feels better
knowing they are helping the well being of
the entire community. Now whaddya say
we all get some ice cream?
This was a public service announcement
brought to you by the Federal Weather
Commision. Thank you for you time.
::End propaganda reel::
Shamelessly Unrelated
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/YardGrow But it does use mirrors [theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
This should work, and it's fashionable too!
http://www.halfbake...pinning_20sun_20hat (as long as we're shamelessly plugging) [Worldgineer, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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Optional Feature// add a 90º gunsight to target pigeons. Roast squab anyone? //OF |
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Typical...rich people wearing their mirror hats indoors, pretending theyre helping the environment. |
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Consider this: normal sea water is highly reflective on the surface; nevertheless, global warming (cooling, actually) is directly proportional to the percentage of white caps on the seas, reflecting sunlight back into space. So I suspect you are better off painting things white than making them reflective. I think I once proposed painting Antartica white. |
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Antartica white? All that reflective ice is wasted down there. Blow up the Ross Ice Shelf, and tug those billions of ice bergs north, where they can do some good, reflecting light back into space. |
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Nice to see you, [sarty]. I feel duty-bound to point out that 1) people's heads are not flat, but round and 2) people tilt their heads every which way but up. Both factors would lead to world-wide panic, blindness and traffic jams. Sounds like an intriguing, but dangerous fashion statement. Perhaps a renaissance of white caps (bring back the habit) would be more useful... but, hey, you're the one in outer space, you tell me what you see. |
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The best solution would be for everyone to wear a plant on his or her head. |
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Thanks, [K-sy] you have been rare on
here too lately. |
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I was kinda hoping for mass chaos and
people who say, "Yup, I live in the city
that's why I wear this hat. It's for the
environment y'know." In much the
same way that people flaunt their 212
area codes. |
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//but, hey, you're the one in outer
space, you tell me what you see.// |
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Your right, I was hoping that if this
caught on I would see mercury glitter
flow through the streets on the 30x
magnify. |
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//The best solution would be for
everyone to wear a plant on his or her
head.// |
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Yes, brilliant! On hot days plants give
off noxious chemicals. Buahhahahaha!!! |
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Hmm, I wonder if you could use these hats to signal ET: |
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"Ok, people, angle your head 25 degrees and, hats on. Hold it, hold it... Hats off. Thank you very much" |
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//people tilt their heads every which way but up//
The hat needs gyroscopic controls so that it self levels. |
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+1 whatever sartep says is fine by me! |
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[Den] I was thinking that a gimballed hat with a weight swinging over your head might work well enough. |
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//whatever sartep says is fine by me!// |
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I see the mind-control is working nicely... ; ) |
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There is no mind control here. |
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Yes, <wink wink> of course <wink> Not here. |
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Mirrored hats block that sort of thing. |
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once a day everyone would stop simutaneously, point their hats at the city's solar water heating tower, and generate enough steam to power the server farm that hosts HB. |
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Can one's Mirror Hat also be one's Secret Hat? |
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Not if you tell people about it. I'm
assuming that you are asking this for a
friend, right? ;) |
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If everyone stuck just one AOL CD to their head, there'd be no global warming. |
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