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Giant Mirrors in Space Could Bring Sunlight After Dark, One Startup Says—and Astronomers Are Concerned (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 33 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Giant mirrors in space could also focus the light to create a superweapon that could destroy cities. Critics argue that there might be some disadvantages to this idea.

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah but the Global Defence Initiative need to be ready with their superweapon for when Kane rises in power. Do you know he'll be nuclear armed!

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 8 points 2 months ago

Could even melt an ice palace, endangering the lives of James Bond and Halle Barry in the process (don't worry, they'll be fine, they've got hefty plot armor).

[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

We already have superweapons In the form of nukes, this is a lot harder

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Could probably destroy a fancy telescope or someone's retinas using a normal telescope"