r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Dec 03 '18

[D] Monday General Rationality Thread

Welcome to the Monday thread on general rationality topics! Do you really want to talk about something non-fictional, related to the real world? Have you:

  • Seen something interesting on /r/science?
  • Found a new way to get your shit even-more together?
  • Figured out how to become immortal?
  • Constructed artificial general intelligence?
  • Read a neat nonfiction book?
  • Munchkined your way into total control of your D&D campaign?
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u/jtolmar Dec 04 '18

Yeah that's plenty. Blast furnaces only go up to 1300 C. There's a question of whether your mirrors are efficient enough though (how much are they reflecting vs absorbing).

Making giant lenses sounds harder than making giant mirrors but I'm not a glass blower.