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Pumping Sunlight Into Homes
ByronScott sends a snippet from Inhabitat that begins "What if you could light your entire building using no electricity or artificial lights – but just the natural light from our favorite star, the Sun? Enter the Sundolier, a powerful sunlight transport system that's like putting a solar robot on your roof to pump sunlight indoors. The manufacturer claims a single Sundolier unit can provide enough light to illuminate a 1,000-2,500 sq. ft. area [93-232 sq. m] without any other sources." The company's website is a bit thin on details, such as what happens on cloudy days, or how many days of sunlight per year on average are needed for the device to perform acceptably.
This idea is hardly new. It has been used for ages. The idea is simple. There is lots of light outside, I want light inside, I take the light outside inside.
No, it does not work at night. Geez, you must be so clever for pointing this out. But it saves you having to use artificial light from sources which many feel is not as nice as sunlight, during the time the sun is out.
How about cloudy days? Yeah, because it is cloudy outside now and I need a flashlight to move outside it is so dark. NOT.
UV radiation and heat? Can and are often filtered depending on demands.
In a way, this is a just a window. Are the slashdotters responding today so used to living in their mothers basement that using a window to light the room when you can is a completely alien idea to them?
Or maybe the hatred of MS Windows has spilled over?
It is a window. Dissing the usefulness of windows is a bit silly. And we know how to work around it. When the window goes dark, you use artificial lighting. It ain't rocket science.
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