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Re:Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based... by collegeburner on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:01PM (#29989805)
Considering the psychological effects of no sunlight, this is a terrible idea.
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Re:Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based... by mc32 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:08PM (#29989855)
It doesn't require darkened skies --a reduction in incoming light is all you need. 10% reduction would be a lot.
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Re:Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based... by HWR_14 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:54PM (#29990102)
Oh, you'll still get sunlight, assuming you pay your monthly sunlight bill to spacex.
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Re:Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based... by czbond on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @09:42AM (#29994146)
My response isn't a HN "appropriate" comment, more Reddit - but this is gold! Made me laugh thinking of it.
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Re:Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based... by czbond on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:38PM (#29990030)
I was suggesting, more like.... if they were programmed (for instance) to open over deserts, or barren U.S. lands, etc for short periods of time. Some parts of the globe might have some small amount of light blocked for 10 mins, 1 hour, etc - whatever. It would be like a cloudy "hour", etc.
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Re:Direct conversion of CO2 to solid carbon by Gallium-based... by MauranKilom on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:52AM (#29991357)
Not sure how to phrase this, but: Are you aware of clouds? (The ones in the sky, not at FAANG...)
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