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To: Jordan Electron who wrote (1337)10/15/1998 7:23:00 PM
From: Ray Hughes  Read Replies (1) of 8010
 
Jordan: Aluminum flashed onto Mylar film makes an excellent, and inexpensive, reflector. Just imagine a huge "space blanket." In space aluminum film would not rapidly oxidize, there being little oxygen. Far less costly and not about to be in short supply.

With some controls to shape the mirror and aim it one could fry ants from space - or one's enemies, for that matter.

RH
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