Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@russell2952 says : 15:13 - Apparently 10 years is the same as 30,000 days. Those are some LONG 3,000 day years. Which planet are we talking about again?>> <<@valiserban-olteanu2636 says : It's ignorance like yours that keep people in churches. Sorry, some things are just too complicated for your mind>> <<@wtmayhew says : According to an article published by the BBC in February 2025, the Russians tried an orbital mirror called Znamya 2 attached to a Progress supply vehicle on February 3, 1993. The mirror created a beam about as bright as a full Moon which whizzed across Europe at 5 miles per second. The night was cloudy, but even so, a few people on the ground saw a flash of light. A larger 25 meter diameter Znamya 2.5 was launched but botched commands tangled the mirror foil on an antenna and the project didn’t work. If Znamya 2.5 had worked, the beam might have been up to ten times as bright as the moon. The Russians scrapped any further Znamya work as too impractical and expensive.>> <<@StephenDowd-w3f says : Really enjoy your videos and the subjects you cover. Keep up the good work.>> <<@iraughtika says : SOLAR FREAKIN SPACEWAYS!!! Where’s the kickstarter?!>> <<@johnniejackson9794 says : The funny part to me is they believe their own bullshit>> <<@whatisbestinlife8112 says : Isn’t it funny how them name-dropping having worked at SpaceX has the opposite effect on my confidence in them than I think they intended.>> <<@jdubs604 says : Starship will eventually make it to orbit, there’s no technical barriers stopping it. Those were test flights that were suborbital by design. Starship is much heavier and has reusable boosters making it way more advanced than SaturnV. It will reach orbit with 100-150tons of payload in 2026.>> <<@onradioactivewaves says : This grift is still alive and well fooling people.>> <<@dragonmobrecords says : Reality:When Elon Musk heard these guys worked for him and their idea, he encouraged them to go follow their dream, to make sure they didn't destroy his.>> <<@gormauslander says : I was going to make a point about the Saturn V budget vs starship, but it looks like they're the same. Seems weird they can't get a rocket to go up and not explode, considering they have all of spaceflight history to consult and none of NASA's political struggle.>> <<@lachezarkrastev7123 says : Yeah, the world is full with morons ...>> <<@denisfiume says : You should look at "Assess Space Based Solar Power in European-Scale Power System Decarbonization" science paper from King's College in the UK. Dr. Wei He, a Senior Lecturer in Engineering, was high when he wrote the paper. All "journallists" catch on to it like flies on honey.>> <<@AstuteClippy says : Why is my house melting??? Looks up 🙄 Oh shit 😳>> <<@moisesmartinez3134 says : Dude that's why you have many mirrors that reflect light to each one till the light gets to the destination that's how communications work!>> <<@silen7777 says : Is it that hard to do your research? "The moon doesnt power solar banks": yes because the moon surface Bond albedo is only about 0.11 (≈11% of incoming sunlight reflected). High-grade silver mirrors on the other hand: about 96–98% reflectivity. "The LEO is to close to earth": you are right and that is what the company wants: ~30 Minutes of additional Sunlight before an after dawn Take a 1-GW solar farm in the desert near Abu Dhabi as an example: Extra power = 1,000 MW × 0.1(sun) × 0.5 h ≈ 50 MWh per day Over a year: 50 MWh × 365(days) ≈ 18,250 MWh = 18 GWh That is: 26,500 Barrels of oil saved / year / solar farm 900,000$ made / year / solar farm>> <<@chrisose says : That these guys were Tesla engineers tells us quite a lot about the quality of the people that Musk is hiring. Engineering ability: D-. Willingness to run a scam: A+.>> <<@FizzleFX says : 6:55 THATS THE PRESSURE WE DJD IT Coffee Jack energy to make SOLAR FREAKING SATELLITES>> <<@j.d.4697 says : Damn you are stupid. About as stupid as this mirror idea.>> <<@bananian says : What about using Fresno lens to reconcentrate the light?>> <<@antongromek4180 says : The next generation of absolute Muskiots🤦‍♂️>> <<@MaxRockatansky-b5n says : The actual business model is to provide sunlight for a couple hours before Dan, and after sunset to solar Farms, not the residential backyards at midnight. 🤦🏻>> <<@MaxRockatansky-b5n says : You are criticizing a YouTuber, who misunderstands the concept. You’re not criticizing the creators of the idea because they never said any of these things. So brilliant and bold! Bravo.>> <<@Joel-Lindstrom says : I would say geostationary orbit would be a better position, and instead of falt reflectors they should be parabolic to effectively focus the light and not spread it out, however without doing any calculations i would guess it would probably be cheaper to build a solar farm with batteries and use the stored energy at night instead of sending mirrors in to space.>> <<@BoogieDaCat says : "dude it's literally working!" Really, i assumed it was figuratively working. Why don't millennials understand how to use the word "literally" correctly ? "Literally" is not a replacement for "totally" Literally is the opposite of "figuratively">> <<@BoogieDaCat says : "it's like Uber Eats for sunlight" So the sunlight will be cold, 30 minutes late and get thrown at my neighbor's front door? Awesome.>> <<@Freedomferment says : I thought radio waves couldn’t be stopped?>> <<@terone says : I just saw on Twitter that they've raised a $20 million Series A. It would seem that just mentioning some keywords like "SpaceX" gets you financed, no matter how utterly stupid the idea is. I guess this answers why venture capital firms through ridiculous amounts of money around - they just don't have any sense of scale. 20 dollars or 20 million, it's the same for them.>> <<@WayneBagguley says : Sounds like the only thing they learned at SpaceX was how to con investors.>> <<@SandyRiverBlue says : Even if it worked, you'd the asshole that lit up half your neighborhood at 12 AM. Wouldn't be surprised if this resulted in a few assault convictions.>> <<@vorkev1 says : It bonces the light from mirror to mirror to get around the earth's curve inless they no the earth is flat and we think it's round. Eather way Egyptian did it in permids>> <<@rustyshaklford9557 says : I'm reminded of the power plant in Sim City 2000 that consisted of a solar panel satellite which beamed the power to a microwave dish receiver (occasionally losing tracking, and firing a deathray through your city).>> <<@lextacy2008 says : OMG mirrors ............ omg they reflect stuff. So innovative>> <<@kepler-444f says : As much as I agree with the stupidity of the mirrors idea, the complete hatred towards spacex is completely misplaced -- whilst elon has made stupid statements you cannot simply compare a literal experimental rocket with a post developed and super funded rocket from the 1960s / 70s. Seriously what is with your hatred for spacex?>> <<@bigcatcomments says : this is hard to watch it so bad of an idea>> <<@merchz2 says : Look at that kids mouth lol. Must be so wide from all the talk. Jesus, we truly live in the golden age of con-artists.>> <<@zenosol234 says : tbh, i had no idea if this was real or not, i thought it sounded like bs, but there was what sort of looked like a probably fake video of it. but the MOMENT i heard him say one spot of light would be a composite of hundreds of satellites, and the idea was to reflect sunlight onto solar farms, and not launch like, 1-2 of them to auction to the ultrawealthy for parties, i knew this was complete bs. how is this even more of a ridiculous value for money trade than starlink>> <<@agenthimzz says : next level SAAS, Season as a Service!!>> <<@lamda4738 says : Do you have to delete your sense of logic to work for spaceX?>> <<@MarekCifra-u9y says : I am not sure regarding that saturn and space x kg price. 50 years ago one dollar was like 4.36 today. satrun V was 5.4k per kilo, hence 20k+ today so space x is much cheaper>> <<@Demegogue says : If I’m paying them to turn the mirrors in space towards my solar farm why not just pay for fuel and a generator. 😂😂>> <<@GeroldGarthciaTheDaring says : Regardless of how the math on reflecting light from orbit works out, even my math and physics challenged brain can tell in an instant that its easier and cheaper to just build twice as many solar panels on the ground than launch many many satellites into space to maybe double the time that said solar panels are effective. Seriously one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.>> <<@rafakordaczek3275 says : I don't believe this exist. I dont believe that anyone said that. This is as stupid as it gets, no competition. And people believe it. No f..... way. 13:35, okay, now I believe, but I don't want to.>> <<@cambridgemart2075 says : That guy's accent tells me he's from the UK - and South Africa, and Canada, and New Zealand. Sorry, I should say the guy introducing the broadcast.>> <<@GRCmusics says : I agree with everything in this video except the take on starship and general trashing of SpaceX. Keep in mind NASA had a budget of $257 BILLIONNN (calculated for inflation $25.8B) and was funded fully by the US government while SpaceX as a private company has only invested about $5-10 billion. Give them credit where credit is due my guy. Also at this point they’ve even caught the damn booster with metal sticks. Honestly I want you to apologize now 😂>> <<@sailawayteam says : When they said they had worked for spacex it all made sense.>> <<@tybrady4598 says : How embarrassing that they went beyond just a stoned idea!>> <<@tybrady4598 says : This might even more stupid than solar roadways!>> <<@aaronhersey8466 says : They could kill 2 birds with 1 stone by reflecting that light onto those amazing solar roadways... oh wait>> <<@kbinmissoula says : Your a weak man with no kids Trump 2024>>