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		sharemywin on Aug 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can solar costs keep shrinking? doesn't orbital solar also deflect sun so wouldn't it cool the earth at scale?

noSyncCloud on Aug 29, 2024 | [–]

The sunlight that hits the reflectors would never have hit the Earth anyway.

adammarples on Aug 29, 2024 | [–]

Teeny tiny scale

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