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...<br>
<br>-Dave<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:16 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp001@gmail.com">jdp001@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Can it be turned into a radio-telescope?<br><br>Or used for SETI?<br><br>/joe<br>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<br>
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: luke kraffft <<a href="mailto:luke@danky.com">luke@danky.com</a>><br><br>Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:31:58<br>To: dc401<<a href="mailto:dc401-l@dc401.org">dc401-l@dc401.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [dc401-l] Any idea's?<br><br><br>Curious what the thickness and weight are.<br><br>Could be:<br><br>-A nice sled.. for 30 people.<br><br>-A roof for a patio, shanty, or tower (face up or down).<br><br>-The hull of a raft.<br>
<br>-The floor of a merry-go-round.<br><br>-A giant wok.<br><br>-The basin for a giant novelty gumball machine/carnival game.<br><br><br>I'd also be tempted to cut it up to use as panels for a car, suit of<br>armor, etc. (utilizing the rigidity of the bowl shape).<br>
<br>Also, here's documentation of one solar cooker project (and funny, top<br>quality nerd site, if you've never been):<br><a href="http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/solardish/dish01.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/solardish/dish01.shtml</a><br>
<br>Also, could be useful to dream up uses for 25 foot aluminum poles, since<br>they're littering the roadsides everywhere (not to mention night sky).<br><br><br>Agent5 wrote:<br>> So I've been offered this 16 foot solid aluminum dish. I can't think of<br>
> what to do with it other than polish it and make a solar cooker for<br>> moose roasting.<br>><br>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br>><br>> -Agent5<br>><br>> --<br>> <a href="http://www.thebraintank.org/" target="_blank">www.TheBrainTank.org</a> <<a href="http://www.thebraintank.org/" target="_blank">http://www.TheBrainTank.org</a>><br>
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