AI6YR Ben on Nostr: LOL, apparently people have been thinking about building giant solar-powered ...

LOL, apparently people have been thinking about building giant solar-powered microwave oven beams aimed at earth. This article talks about why they're a bad idea (mostly, uneconomical and pie-in-the-sky, but what happens if you ACCIDENTALLY MICROWAVE A MILLION PEOPLE when there's a software glitch or whatnot, LOL) https://spectrum.ieee.org/space-based-solar-power-2667878868 #space #lasers