[dc401-l] Any idea's?

[David Rogers]

Ok, this is probably a crazy suggestion, but take what that guy did with the
mirrors and instead of burning things, send the concentrated light to a ball
of photodiodes and convert the light to energy to power as220.  Solar panels
are in fact just an array of photodiodes.  Its the gift that keeps on
giving...

-Dave

On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:16 PM, <jdp001 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can it be turned into a radio-telescope?
>
> Or used for SETI?
>
> /joe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: luke kraffft <luke at danky.com>
>
> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:31:58
> To: dc401<dc401-l at dc401.org>
> Subject: Re: [dc401-l] Any idea's?
>
>
> Curious what the thickness and weight are.
>
> Could be:
>
> -A nice sled.. for 30 people.
>
> -A roof for a patio, shanty, or tower (face up or down).
>
> -The hull of a raft.
>
> -The floor of a merry-go-round.
>
> -A giant wok.
>
> -The basin for a giant novelty gumball machine/carnival game.
>
>
> I'd also be tempted to cut it up to use as panels for a car, suit of
> armor, etc. (utilizing the rigidity of the bowl shape).
>
> Also, here's documentation of one solar cooker project (and funny, top
> quality nerd site, if you've never been):
> http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/solardish/dish01.shtml
>
> Also, could be useful to dream up uses for 25 foot aluminum poles, since
> they're littering the roadsides everywhere (not to mention night sky).
>
>
> Agent5 wrote:
> > So I've been offered this 16 foot solid aluminum dish. I can't think of
> > what to do with it other than polish it and make a solar cooker for
> > moose roasting.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > -Agent5
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