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Anonymous at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:35:49 UTC No. 16302160
Why can't we just use a huge magnifying glass to boil water and generate electricity? Seems cheaper and more ecological than coal and nuclear
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:37:36 UTC No. 16302163
>>16302160
like picrel?
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:37:37 UTC No. 16302164
>>16302160
i was thinking about this the other day. you can also just filter the water along the way and get clean water on the other side. so not only does this generate electricity but it also purifies water with sun's energy
op at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:42:08 UTC No. 16302172
>>16302163
I was thinking more like this. You can even melt rock with a medium size lens. imagine a huge lens the size of a football field or something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbr
>>16302164
>purifies water too
good idea. desalinates + generates power
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:47:09 UTC No. 16302181
>>16302160
You can, it's just very expensive and not worth your time.
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:52:13 UTC No. 16302190
>>16302179
>open-air air-fryer
>"Just add bird!"™
🗑️ Anonymous at Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:58:06 UTC No. 16302200
>>16302160
you can but like most things, it isn't a case of pic related
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:09:12 UTC No. 16302820
>>16302160
because its too cheap.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:41:41 UTC No. 16302853
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:44:35 UTC No. 16302854
>>16302179
>>16302186
these things are so cool
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:58:44 UTC No. 16302867
>>16302160
Firstly, the sun doesn't stay in the same spot in the sky.
Secondly, what are you going to do at night?
Retard.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:47:26 UTC No. 16302896
>>16302867
>Firstly, the sun doesn't stay in the same spot in the sky.
tilt the magnifying glass throughout the day
>Secondly, what are you going to do at night?
create a surplus throughout the day and use it at night
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:59:28 UTC No. 16302905
>>16302867
>Firstly, the sun doesn't stay in the same spot in the sky.
Rotating lens
>Secondly, what are you going to do at night?
Ever heard of solar? Only works during the day and works just fine. I'm hoping you're trolling because if not I seriously worry for you.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:06:10 UTC No. 16302910
>>16302179
And they suck.
They need 22 times more land to generate the same amount of electricity as a gas fired power station.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:10:32 UTC No. 16302915
>>16302910
Who cares.
What else is empty desert land gonna be used for?
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:31:43 UTC No. 16302924
>>16302915
It's all about effective resource utilization.
You have 150 hectares of land.
You can either:
>generate 100MW of power during daylight hours using your faggy solar tower
or
>generate 6,000MW of power 24/7 using nuclear power.
I know which one I'd rather have.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:21:17 UTC No. 16303285
>>16302924
Nuclear power is proven vastly more expensive for the end consumer, due to very high maintenance and building costs. No one wants nuclear waste in their alley. I bet you don't want it too, so someone has to live close to it.
Yes it needs more space, but the costs for parts are much smaller. It's just mirrors, a concrete tower, some heat tubes and the normal clausius rankine cycle.
Everyone who shills nuclear has never attended university
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:25:04 UTC No. 16303290
>>16302854
but useless.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:31:42 UTC No. 16303300
>>16302160
Yeah if only there was a way to collect and focus large amounts of sunlight in a useful way
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:35:48 UTC No. 16303304
>>16303300
Pic unrelated.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:40:21 UTC No. 16303311
>>16302179
ahem
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:14:28 UTC No. 16303405
>>16303311
>>16303300
>>16302924
>>16302867
>>16302186
>>16302164
>>16302163
>>16302160
WHY CANT WE HEAT A SPOT HIGHER THAN THE TEMPEREATURE OF THE SUN AND BREAK THERMODYNAMICS?
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:08:26 UTC No. 16303433
>>16303405
https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/
the world's foremost expert
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:25:48 UTC No. 16303571
>>16303433
>https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/
Is that satire? Surely it must be obvious that in regards to moonlight the moon is a reflector, and not a light source.
Anonymous at Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:07:39 UTC No. 16304760
>>16302160
>Seems cheaper and more ecological
H2o and nuclear for vehicle
Anonymous at Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:08:39 UTC No. 16304761
Anonymous at Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:10:55 UTC No. 16304763
>>16303285
>it needs more space
>green propaganda take
Say ruinable brainlet
Anonymous at Thu, 1 Aug 2024 20:16:06 UTC No. 16306176
I want one of those cool rock melting lenses but dont see any old tvs being thrown out