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reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago

Why don't we use mirrors to bring light into buildings more?

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Why don't we use mirrors to bring light into buildings more?

reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago
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    Did you hear about that curved building in London that reflected light so well you could cook an egg in the street a block away? I think you could make an argument for white surfaces to reflect light into buildings but full blown mirrors are probably a fire hazard.

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      I don’t think it would be such an issue witn flat mirrors. The curvature focuses light into a single point much like a magnifying glass.

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      Vegas had a death ray building too.

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      20 Fenchurch. It melted car plastics.

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      You’d want to run captured light through a diffuser anyway.

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        Which is what they did at 20 Fenchurch.

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