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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The sun already beams power down from space.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, but not quickly enough to meet our power needs for advanced machines like electric vehicles over the long run. That's why the air force is developing this satellite technology. Why shouldn't we all benefit from it, like we did with GPS?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That would be 1000 times harder than GPS, but I'd like to see it attempted. Lots of cool spin-offs from that like anti-projectile laser beams, but also things like blinding/death rays :P