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3022936 No.3022936 [Reply] [Original]

hey, I had an idea for a power plant. tell me if it would work.

1. Somehow get an enormous magnifying glass into space.
2. Aim the magnifying glass at a large pool of water
3. Use the steam for to spin a turbine, etc..
4. ???
5. Profit!

>> No.3022954

Yes, it'd work.
No, it wouldn't be practical. For one thing, your magnifying glass would be far too large to produce, let alone launch. Secondly, could you imagine if your lens suffered a navigational failure and focused all that heat in the wrong place?

>> No.3022969

>>3022954
yeah, i originally thought of this idea as a death ray. you could have boosters on each edge of the magnifying glass to correct it.

you maybe could also ship up the magnifying glass in seperate parts then reconnect them in space

>> No.3022978

Or you could build a fucking solar panel

>> No.3022994

use the magnifying glass to cook giant ants

>> No.3023006
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3023006

>>3022978
Solar panels have yet to beat solar-thermal collectors in terms of cost-effectiveness.

Then again, clearly OP doesn't care about cost-effectiveness, so carry on.

>> No.3023012

>>3023006
green plants are most efficient and edible