• Rose@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    I see no problems with cooking meals with sunlight. (…as we say here in the solarpunk instance)

    However, I do see the practical limitations what comes to attempting to cook meals with sunlight in the UK. I have heard the weather is often not favourable.

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      1 day ago

      i mean the thing with clouds is that they largely just scatter the sunlight, and i’m pretty sure i’ve seen a reflector design specifically for that situation which works remarkably well.

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      2 days ago

      You need a lot of mirrors and/or lenses to cook something using sunlight. Unless you’re in Arizona, then just stick your skillet out the window.

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        2 days ago

        Yeah with good luck you could have enough energy, but… who’s gonna ever rely on the sun being available when you’re hungry?

        Solar panels, sure, as they’re there all the time, and not just when youre hungry.

        But solar cooking, yeah, not so much at these latitudes