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MetaLizard t1_j4nqw2t wrote
Reply to comment by heavydeflips in zen ~_~ by PewPewAnimeGirl
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Reply to comment by kosmoskolio in The US's National Renewable Energy Laboratory wants to make decentralized microgrids as simple to set up and operate as diesel generators, and has created a prototype that is much simpler than existing microgrid technology. by lughnasadh
So totally or partially stopping the sunlight from reaching earth would be extremely environmentally unfriendly, or not very green.
An interesting scenario that stems from this is that if one wanted to build a dyson sphere while preserving life as we know it on Earth, they would have a few options to pick from. Build a partial sphere, excluding a narrow band on the plane that Earth orbits. Slightly more efficient would be to build a sphere with a porthole window that rotates to keep earth in the spotlight. You could have the whole sphere rotate or the band on the Earth's orbital plane that includes the window.
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Reply to comment by jamjam1090 in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
I think it should be more than two in a row personally. But if you won't constantly be using it, like for reading, only having one eye's contact be zoomable would prevent an error completely fucking up your sight.