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Old July 25th, 2004, 12:29 AM
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Ok, given all this, why hasn't anybody tried to generate steam electric power from sunlight?
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumeri...heets/csp.html

http://www.mtpc.org/2004dev/cleanene...fo/thermal.htm

http://www.volker-quaschning.de/arti...2/index_e.html
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Old July 25th, 2004, 01:14 AM
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all I can say is
Oh yeah! lots of burnination!
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Stop that! You'll burn your eye out!

Seriously, be careful... and watch your backfield.
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Don't be afraid atari eric, he is just looking for a new way to mow his grass..........

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Don't be afraid atari eric, he is just looking for a new way to mow his grass..........
And the entire neighbourhood. Men with wooden sheds will run in fear!
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Old July 26th, 2004, 01:41 AM
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Default Re: Homemade incinerator beam!

Lining the fence with small mirrors at the desired height and then bLasting an industrial laser round the yard would cut the grass pretty quick.

Unfortunately it would preclude the possibility of leaving anything ON the lawn...
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Wow, looks like fun!

What we need is to put a little electric actuator on each mirror, and some electronics so that all the mirrors track the sun automatically and aim them at the same spot. I think they have devices like that, called heliostats, for directing sunlight into light pipes for lighting buildings. But that will make it more expensive.
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