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[-] Melkath@kbin.social -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The plan is already to decimate moon settlers with nuclear meltdowns.

Really highlights how fucking dumb the elite are.

It's not like one side of the moon is always facing the sun, which has been the chief argument against solar panels for decades and decades (that being: the sun goes down and then solar panels dont generate, so an electric grid that is mostly used at night isnt feasable).

[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 11 months ago

One side of the moon is NOT always facing the sun. One side of the moon is always facing the EARTH. The moon rotates on its axis at a rate of one rotation per orbit around the Earth.

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

The moon is not tidally locked with the sun. Also the viable landing sites on the moon are tiny. There's so much that's difficult about the moon for settlement and solar power viability is actually one of them.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 11 months ago

I would think the difference in air conditioning, especially big commercial buildings, would more than make up the balance.

[-] Melkath@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Overall... I agree with your take.

I counter with electricity costs of keeping them AC units at the clean room mouth running 24/7 vs in presence of new contaminant and how dust blows both ways and mold tends to blow one way.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 11 months ago

I missed that we were talking about being on the moon. Lmao

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

on average night on the moon is 15 earth days. it’s not trivial to store 15 days worth of solar energy. nothing to do with elitism whatsoever.

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