retiolus@lemmy.cat to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoWorst is UTC vs GMTi.ibb.coimagemessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareMrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThe Year: 2092 The Problem: Timezones are annoying The Solution: Space mirrors! A series of mirrors in space would rotate to keep the entire planet under a single time zone. A perfect global time system is born! Sounds like a great idea! With the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThere have been several concepts drawn up about using space mirrors as a way to focus the light from the sun into a deathray
minus-squareMrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThat was a nod to Great Moments in Unintended Consequences. (Example)
The Year: 2092
The Problem: Timezones are annoying
The Solution: Space mirrors! A series of mirrors in space would rotate to keep the entire planet under a single time zone. A perfect global time system is born!
Sounds like a great idea! With the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?
There have been several concepts drawn up about using space mirrors as a way to focus the light from the sun into a deathray
That was a nod to Great Moments in Unintended Consequences. (Example)