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Lunar Power

Posted by timothy on from the or-plain-old-lunacy dept.

An Anonymous Coward cites this article on ABC News, excerpting: "...the world would have access to a limitless power supply. The moon receives 13,000 terrawatts of power from the sun. Harnessing 1 percent of that energy, he calculates, could replace all fossil fuel power plants on Earth."

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  1. Hear hear by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The "moon" receives "terra"-watts?

  2. Harmless, my eye! by swankypimp · · Score: 5, Funny
    The generators would then convert the energy into harmless microwave beams, which would be aimed at collecting stations on Earth

    Apparently this dude has never put a marshmallow in his microwave oven.

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    1. Re:Harmless, my eye! by JohnHegarty · · Score: 3, Funny

      I know whats would happen... becuase i played sim city once.... big fires

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  3. That's not limitless by SecretAsianMan · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... a limitless power supply. The moon receives 13,000 terrawatts ...
    Gosh darn it, that sounds like a limit to me.
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    1. Re:That's not limitless by okmijnuhb · · Score: 4, Funny

      Dear SecretAsianMan,
      Don't worry, 13,000 terawatts should be more than we can ever use.
      your pal,
      Bill Gates

    2. Re:That's not limitless by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny
      did they choose the "tera" prefix to create an impressive number, or because somehow "petawatts" doesn't cut it?

      It's Jigawatts, Marty!

  4. Maxis Anyone? by Peridriga · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microwave Power?...

    Sim City 2000 Anyone?...

    Where the hell are my Arcologies?

  5. Re:Doesn't the earth receive more? by Begemot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't worry, the brightest industry brains work on the ozone problem. It will be solved shortly and we'll get a whole lotta power right here.

  6. Re:doesnt seem economical by BCoates · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the lunar plan were to be adopted, I wonder what security measures would be implemented to protect this superior technology from those seeking to destroy it?

    I think the whole "being on the moon" is a pretty good defense...

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  7. We choose to go to the moon by Ian@FI · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great - now all we need is a 385,000km cable to attach to it... oh and to shift the moon into a geo-stationary orbit so that the cable doesn't end up getting tangled - dang...

  8. We'd better be careful here or..... by Neutropia_1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dr. Evil may try to take it over, and ask for $1,000,000 - wait, $100,000,000, to prevent the barbecuing of NY State......

    Do you expect me to talk?

    Nooooo Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.....

  9. Re:Doesn't the earth receive more? by anshil · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah damm ozone layer!

    Can't we use FCKW gases to get effictivly rid of it? I think australia had already a ozone hole in the 80/90ies. Everybody get his spray cans and say no to the ozone layer :o)

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