• hallettj@leminal.space
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    1 day ago

    That’s a good one!

    I was thinking, Earth’s radiation is solar energy, emitting back into space after being absorbed. So a normal solar panel gets solar energy coming down, and this thing gets solar energy going back up. So “reverse” or “upside-down” make sense from that perspective. But wind and hydroelectric also harvest solar energy indirectly. Should we call the sideways solar panels? So yeah, I think “terral” avoids a rabbit hole of madness.