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massive grouping of modular fresnel lenses orbiting the
moon to focus suns rays to melt regolith into a smooth
highway,
pretty simple. once the highway is complete, you can land
transporters on the moon that can help build more
structure beside the highway by piling up regolith and
shifting
it , after which the fresnel lense can continue to
melt 'structures' into solid place .
it's like 3d solar sintering. with an orbital focussing lens,
using solar thermal power NOT photovoltaic. and NO
lasers.
all you need is ultra thin metamaterials that can unfold in
space to create massive lens. the best part is that if parts
of lens get damaged.
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How soon before hackers adjust the aim to point them earthwards? |
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A mirror in lunar orbit with a focal point adjustable over the
range of the lunar surface is not going to come close to
adjusting to reach the earth's surface. Even if it could, it
wouldn't penetrate the atmosphere without sufficient
distortion to render it harmless. |
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Seriously, do we need highways on the moon? At 1/6 Earth gravity and no air resistance, you might be better off using your lens to power a mag-lev or some other non-wheeled form of transportation. |
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I would like to see the sitcom of the three working stiff astronauts, stuck out on the giant lenses. Looking after the aiming and lens cleaning robots. And the bald headed security bot. |
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The job a mixture of priests for the robots, maintenance men, and space based feather bedding. |
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I would at least watch the first season. |
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// Seriously, do we need highways on the moon? |
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Well, if you smooth them enough, you might be able to use
them for lithobraking. (Which is, surprisingly enough, not just
a joking term for "crashing.") |
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You had me at the title. [+] |
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bun-in-wait pending category. |
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//the best part is that if parts of lens get damaged// |
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Sounds like a cliffhanger ending. Stay tuned until next week folks, when we find out what happens to the damaged lenses... |
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Maybe we could use it to spell out a giant 'Mystery Science Theatre 3000' logo? |
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