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Check this out.
This company lets you order sunlight on demand.
It's like Uber Eats for the Sun.
You just press a button, and this company beams sunlight down to you.
But that's not even the craziest part.
The craziest part is how it all works.
This company is called Reflect Orbital, and they launch satellites into space that have reflective mirrors.
They figured out that in the right constellation, and just the right angle, they can reflect sunlight anywhere on Earth.
Pretty nuts.
Now, they originally created this as a way to charge solar farms at night because the Sun is basically a giant nuclear reactor that never turns off.
But if you look at their site, they're actually starting to take orders from customers as well.
You can pick any spot on the globe, and buy a 3-mile circle of light in 4-minute chunks.
Imagine lighting up all of Lower Manhattan in a single tap.
It's pretty wild.
But I can't help but think there's an even better way to use this.
Right now there are millions of people stranded in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida because of the hurricanes.
In theory, this is the perfect tool for natural disasters.
You could help shine lights when the power is down, charge solar cells, and even spotlight people who need to be rescued, all from the sky.
This company lets you order sunlight from an app. Wild.
It’s like Uber Eats for the Sun.
The company is called Reflect Orbital.
These two guys figured out if they launch reflective satellites and position them in just the right constellation, at just the right angle, they can beam sunlight to any spot on Earth.
Pretty nuts.
The original purpose for building the company was to power solar farms at night.
And it makes sense...
The sun is a giant nuclear reactor that never turns off.
So if you can just bounce the light from a space mirror to the dark side of the Earth, you can illuminate it.
But here’s the craziest part...
Reflect is starting to take customer orders starting in Q4 of 2025.
So you can buy a 3 mile circle of light coverage in 4 minute chunks for anywhere in the world.
Imagine lighting up all of lower Manhattan in a single tap?!
As I was researching this, I couldn’t help but think how perfect this would be for the natural disasters we’ve seen in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida with Helene/Milton.
In theory, this is the perfect storm survival tool.
It could help spotlight people that are stranded to aid in rescues or power up solar generators all from the sky.
Reflect should be going live with this system sometime in 2025.
Science rules.
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