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A triangle is the best shape for a gigantic reflector. | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 50732251 United States 02/03/2016 04:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The megastructure is simply a giant reflector tilted to its star to reflect light onto a planet. They chose the shape of the reflector to be a triangle instead of a square or circle. This probably means that a triangle, possibly equilateral?) may be the best shape to build. Construction costs? Does a triangle reflect the most light given a finite amount of construction material? |
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