fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoFor real this time, NSF, I swear it's the last time.mander.xyzimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down125
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minus-squareTavarinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·8 months agoMythbusters used a lot of mirrors, and could not get it to work.
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-28 months agoThe concept is viable. Just needs moar mirrors
minus-squareTavarinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoSadly I believe they found adding more mirrors did not appreciably raise the temperature of the focal point. Diminishing returns and all. So unfortunately more mirrors is not the answer, more Lasers is!
Mythbusters used a lot of mirrors, and could not get it to work.
The concept is viable. Just needs moar mirrors
Sadly I believe they found adding more mirrors did not appreciably raise the temperature of the focal point. Diminishing returns and all. So unfortunately more mirrors is not the answer, more Lasers is!