[geeks] [rescue] Computerfests

[Brian Dunbar]

On Apr 28, 2004, at 11:29 AM, Micah R L wrote:

> Dan Duncan wrote:
>
>> It would probably be too likely a satellite like this would be turned
>>
>> to less humanitarian purposes.
>>
>> I always picture that or a tracking error looking something like
>> the beam that took out the White House in Independence Day.
>>
>> *FWOOSH*
>>
>> Hehe.
>>
>> -DanD
>>
>>
> This reminds me of a Star Wars book that I read, where on thye planet 
> Coruscant, they used giant mirrors (on satelites) in space to melt the 
> snow caps (don't remember the purpose of this... heh) on the planet. 
> [And then someone commandeered them or something and melted through 
> buildings and stuff. heh.] Sounds silly, I suppose, but would be kind 
> of a cool way to focus a lot of sunlight directly on one location for 
> energy-gathering purposes.

Or ... with less intense energy .. illumination.  SAR efforts in 
particular might benefit if you could magically light up an area you're 
searching in.

~brian