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Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?

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Originally posted by behemtoh
Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?
No, because your mom would yell out the window to quit it before you burn the neighborhood.

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Originally posted by behemtoh
Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?
Tell me more about these giant ants.

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Originally posted by rbmorris
Tell me more about these giant ants.
They're GI ants 😛

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
They're GI ants 😛
They MIGHT be.

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Originally posted by rbmorris
Tell me more about these giant ants.
Somewhere in Missouri.

http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/mobot_giant_ant.jpg

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The ants are a product of the mentally sick inventor of the magni.destructors mind. It is his life quest to kill them all

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Somewhere in Missouri.

http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/mobot_giant_ant.jpg
Yes thats one of them alright. They he looked like one of the docile ones, and he didnt have any lasers mounted on him

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Originally posted by rbmorris
They MIGHT be.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_J-O254z3E
I actually have that picture of the 50ft woman on my guitar. I also cut out an image of the "amazing colossal man" next teo her and it looks as if they are battling it out. The three main marx brothers are onlookers.

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Originally posted by behemtoh
Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?
it'd be way expensive. not worth it.

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If you ask Russ nicely he might fix up the typo in your username...

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Originally posted by behemtoh
Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?
Already been done! (c.f. Milton Keynes)...

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Originally posted by behemtoh
Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?
If you take this question to the Science Forum, you'll have better answers...

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Originally posted by behemtoh
Would it be possible to place a lens in orbit, in such a way that it could refocus and magnify sunlight on to a targeted area of earth. Liek with ants but on a much greater scale?
We'll call it...a "LASER". Muhahaha.