BigMikeInAustin , 2 days ago It's pretty simple, actually. A village somewhere in Europe that is completely in the shade all day for part of the year has already proven it. Mirrors. We just need a ring of motorized mirrors around the Earth. At hour 0, the mirrors will rotate to show sun all across the entire Earth. At hour 12, the mirrors will rotate to put all of the Earth into night time. That lets the entire Earth have the exact same synchronized time synchronized with the daylight. The mirrors will block the sun from parts of the earth facing during the night. The mirrors will constantly be rotating to keep the proper amount of sun light facing each part of Earth as the Earth rotates. The mirrors will be solar powered. This will fix it, right?
It's pretty simple, actually. A village somewhere in Europe that is completely in the shade all day for part of the year has already proven it.
Mirrors.
We just need a ring of motorized mirrors around the Earth.
At hour 0, the mirrors will rotate to show sun all across the entire Earth.
At hour 12, the mirrors will rotate to put all of the Earth into night time.
That lets the entire Earth have the exact same synchronized time synchronized with the daylight.
The mirrors will block the sun from parts of the earth facing during the night.
The mirrors will constantly be rotating to keep the proper amount of sun light facing each part of Earth as the Earth rotates.
The mirrors will be solar powered.
This will fix it, right?
narc0tic_bird , 2 days ago Sounds feasible.
Sounds feasible.
SVcross , 2 days ago I don't see any way whatsoever that could mean this project is not viable.
I don't see any way whatsoever that could mean this project is not viable.
MrFunnyMoustache , 2 days ago The Year: 2092 The Problem: Timezones are annoying The Solution: Space mirrors! A series of mirrors in space would rotate to keep the entire planet under a single time zone. A perfect global time system is born! Sounds like a great idea! With the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?
The Year: 2092
The Problem: Timezones are annoying
The Solution: Space mirrors! A series of mirrors in space would rotate to keep the entire planet under a single time zone. A perfect global time system is born!
Sounds like a great idea! With the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?
stoy , 1 day ago There have been several concepts drawn up about using space mirrors as a way to focus the light from the sun into a deathray
There have been several concepts drawn up about using space mirrors as a way to focus the light from the sun into a deathray
MrFunnyMoustache , 1 day ago That was a nod to Great Moments in Unintended Consequences. (Example)
That was a nod to Great Moments in Unintended Consequences. (Example)
Live_your_lives , 1 day ago I got that reference! Surprised to see it out in the wild.
I got that reference! Surprised to see it out in the wild.
dannoffs , 2 days ago You know the system before timezones was way worse, right? Every town had their own time.
You know the system before timezones was way worse, right? Every town had their own time.
Crisps , 2 days ago That problem happened because there was no way to travel from town to town quickly so if the clocks were off nobody cared. The trains changed that.
That problem happened because there was no way to travel from town to town quickly so if the clocks were off nobody cared. The trains changed that.
