silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agoCould a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Time and money would be better spent on working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmospherewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCould a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Time and money would be better spent on working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmospherewww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThe JWST is still functioning at a very high level. It’s a poor comparison if you’re trying to argue against putting expensive stuff in space.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThe point was that it got hit, despite being smaller than this would need to be. That’s where the analogy ends, because its purpose is very different from a giant umbrella.
minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThe idea is less umbrella and more parasol. Tiny holes would be just fine.
The JWST is still functioning at a very high level. It’s a poor comparison if you’re trying to argue against putting expensive stuff in space.
The point was that it got hit, despite being smaller than this would need to be. That’s where the analogy ends, because its purpose is very different from a giant umbrella.
The idea is less umbrella and more parasol. Tiny holes would be just fine.