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In article <8328@csli.STANFORD.EDU> cphoenix@csli.stanford.edu (Chris Phoenix) writes:
>Not necessarily.
>Imagine how cheap it would be, with unlimited power, to turn large areas of
>land into mirrors.  Just find any sandy area such as a desert, then melt it
>smooth, then sputter on some shiny metal.
How about just painting all roofs in all our cities white?  Sounds a lot 
cheaper, and should work almost as well.  If you are going to melt deserts,
you probably will :
1) generate a *lot* more heat than you reflect
2) piss off a *lot* of environmentalists
3) kill off a *lot* of wildlife
4) change permanently a *lot* of weather patterns
5) blind a *lot* of airline pilots
6...infinity) your own imagination can fill in the rest

What a dumb idea

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