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49. Psst....it's not just light

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 06:37 AM

1 hr ago

It's heat n radiation too that'll be reflected

Ever fry a bug with a magnifying glass?

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This Startup Wants to Use Space Mirrors to Light Up Earth at Night. Feds Just Said Go Ahead [View all] highplainsdem 14 hrs ago OP

This sounds like a bad idea, unforeseen consequences and all... wcmagumba 14 hrs ago #1

Very bad Idea. Darkness is necessary to many plants, animals and yes even humans to survive and grow. efhmc 14 hrs ago #7

It sounds like a way to make people work around the clock. yardwork 12 hrs ago #21

This has been proposed for many many years (maybe not proposed but speculated to in many Sci-Fi books. SWBTATTReg 14 hrs ago #2

More light pollution! Yesssss! Trueblue Texan 10 hrs ago #35

Not to mention it's principal use will probably be as a tool of war Ponietz 14 hrs ago #3

Aryan Light Beams? erronis 14 hrs ago #8

They'll figure that part out later FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #17

Reflect Orbital receives funding from the Air Force Ponietz 12 hrs ago #20

I think it is a precursor to 'orbital billboards' Seinan Sensei 10 hrs ago #32

Knowing this isn't a cynical comment grieves me Ponietz 2 hrs ago #47

No need to worry about animals (and plants) that need night to sleep, hunt, live. erronis 14 hrs ago #4

It's absolutely insane. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #6

There goes the circadian rhythms of most living things Marie Marie 11 hrs ago #25

This Bayard 8 hrs ago #41

Sounds somewhat innocuous but sdfernando 14 hrs ago #5

James Bond plot Die Another Day 2002 Brenda 14 hrs ago #9

Have these people never heard of LAMPS? Qutzupalotl 14 hrs ago #10

Oh, FFS! Plants', animals' health which we do rely on in obvious, and not obvious ways! electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #11

What will happen is they will spend millions over a few years. There will be a lot of planning and Srkdqltr 13 hrs ago #12

They're emptying the US Treasury as fast as they can FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #18

Yes they are. Srkdqltr 10 hrs ago #33

This "great idea" should be reviewed through the National Evironmental Policy Act (NEPA). waterwatcher123 13 hrs ago #13

Manly alpha men like in this administration have no concern about girly things like the environment LymphocyteLover 25 min ago #50

Geostationary high-altitude balloons would be cheaper and more servicable. They're already in fairly wide use. eppur_se_muova 13 hrs ago #14

This is one of those "Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you should". Snarkoleptic 13 hrs ago #15

What? Could? Go? Wrong? Charlie Chapulin 12 hrs ago #16

The absolute insanity... GiqueCee 12 hrs ago #19

Sounds horrible but the math looks silly truthisfreedom 12 hrs ago #22

Exactly. It's an incredibly stupid idea that will never work. paleotn 11 hrs ago #27

Unless they all shatter. The conceptual warning behind the movie Gravity is becoming a reality, and the universe cheers Cheezoholic 9 hrs ago #36

It says "film mirror" truthisfreedom 6 hrs ago #45

How disruptive is it when people get sent up to the Land of the Midnight Sun? NBachers 11 hrs ago #23

I can't help but feel this is a very, very bad idea.... slightlv 11 hrs ago #24

Stupid and going nowhere. paleotn 11 hrs ago #26

Why on God's green earth would we want to do this? PatrickforB 10 hrs ago #28

Republicans LOVE the uneducated and mistreated WorseDayEver 10 hrs ago #31

I know I don't want sunshine Faux pas 10 hrs ago #29

Republican bullshit.. If it makes $$$ in short term is all they care about, long term unimportant WorseDayEver 10 hrs ago #30

I have a dream of beaming microwaves from outer space onto Mar-A-Lago struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #34

I'm not too worried. The extraterrestrials will probably Ilsa 9 hrs ago #37

Thinking back to when I lived in a very rurual, remote part of Montana and mercury-vapor yard lamps Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #38

Sure. Why not. progressoid 9 hrs ago #39

Ooo! LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #40

Have they asked the rest of the Earth if they want 24 hour days sarisataka 8 hrs ago #42

Lets see if we can fuck up our natural environment big time. patphil 7 hrs ago #43

Let's surround the CEOs house with searchlights, see how he likes it. Bobstandard 6 hrs ago #44

Let's heat up Earth some more. colorado_ufo 5 hrs ago #46

My only question is; "how much did this startup donate to Donnie Dipshit and Retrumplicans" and maxrandb 1 hr ago #48

Psst....it's not just light purr-rat beauty 1 hr ago #49

This might be one of the dumbest things to shoot into space yet. Good lord. Anything for a buck. Vinca 20 min ago #51