The Effect of Space Debris on Climate Change (Seriously)

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erpowers (1000+ posts)        Sun Feb-22-09 08:34 AM
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The Effect of Space Debris on Climate Change
Last week there was a least a little attention paid to the large amount of space debris surrounding Earth's orbit. Does space debris have any effect on climate change?

ThomWV  (1000+ posts)      Sun Feb-22-09 08:35 AM
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1. Shade=Cool
 Edited on Sun Feb-22-09 08:37 AM by ThomWV
More correctly light which would otherwise have struck and heated (because of increased retention) the earth is deflected elsewhere.

Wait... What?

 

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"More correctly light which would otherwise have struck and heated (because of increased retention) the earth is deflected elsewhere".


Wait... What?

Oh yeah...absolutely...it's a fact....if you don't believe me, just ask Sir Al of Gore.

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[quote authorThomWV  (1000+ posts)      Sun Feb-22-09 08:35 AM
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1. Shade=Cool
 Edited on Sun Feb-22-09 08:37 AM by ThomWV
More correctly light which would otherwise have struck and heated (because of increased retention) the earth
[/quote]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Space debris is negating global warming?

CRISIS AVERTED!

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I tried to imagine the depth of stupidity which would come up with such an idea.

Then I realized I'd only get 1 percent of the way down before dying of DCS before I made it back.

[jinxmchue]

They really have a talent of throwing you off just when you think they couldn't get any dumber, don't they?

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ThomWV  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Feb-22-09 09:59 AM
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3. Certainly true - far to small to have a 'measurable' effect.
   
Let the imagination fly:

OK, how about a giant Venetian blind sort of affair parked in orbit in an unused altitude. Large enough and far enough out to cast a shadow on the polar ice cap region.Make the thing out of something like mylar, super shiny on one side. Make it blind-like in that it can be adjusted to let through more or less light. Keep the ice caps in good shape and the planet will follow, if it gets too hot just let in less light, cools down too much, open the blinds and let more light through.

Now, remember that miles long cable they trailed behind some space craft or another back a decade or two ago? They pulled the thing to see if moving it through the magnetic field of the earth would generate electricity in a useful amount. Surprise! It lit up the sky and generated so much juice it melted the cable in a matter of a few moments. As I recall it was visible all over the southern sky. Well, how might we find a way to use that power source. Gotta be careful on that one, any energy intercpeted in space certainly has the effect of lowering our temperature, but what happens if you capture excess energy up there and pipe it down here? Obvious answer, earth heating.

OK, back to sanity now.

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Mr DUmbass, lets assume your structure got built. It would act like a giant solar sail, and a sail would not be wasted on such a stupid and ludicrous scheme like the one you came up with. 

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You are soooo friggin eeeeevil posting this.