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To: TimF who wrote (22358)	8/31/2007 12:44:06 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) of 71588

"Such radiators would collapse under their own weight," True that. The centrifugal force from the equator might be able to spin them up though. "you probably didn't literally mean that as a serious proposal." Nope. "We could perhaps build some sort of lens or reflector in space to block off some sunlight to cool the earth if it really became necessary." If we filled the sky with solar energy satellites, they could beam down the energy in microwave form to be collected. Enough would reduce the sunlight falling on the earth. How about a Dyson Sphere instead?

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