by MK500 » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:00 am folypers wrote:Sometimes the 'lens system' (not an actual lens but..) overheats and mirrors with maximum heat have to face away from the tower. It also allows to cool the frame so the mirror doesn't warp. This is indeed one of the best uses of solar energy.
Interesting. They should build a second smaller tower and re-aim some of the mirrors to that one if that happens. I can't imagine the individual mirrors get hot, so it must be mirrors in the tower that are overheating.
corrado33 wrote:MK500 wrote:Maybe that array doubles as a "death ray" and they were taking out an enemy aircraft or something
Hahaha death ray. Play fallout 3 much? (Exact same scenario, same type of plant that was secretly a death ray by the miilitary)
A friend gave me Fallout 3, but I have only begun playing it, and haven't gotten to that part. The game suddenly sounds more interesting. Apparently I should be writing video game scripts (although death rays aren't exactly an original concept)!