[geeks] [rescue] Computerfests

[Micah R L]

Brian Dunbar wrote:

> 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
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True about SAR, although moving satelite mirrors around seems like an 
execesivly grandiose way of achieving this :)