Miguel Calero
xkcd bot (now with alt text)title text: Getting the utility people to run transmission lines to Earth is expensive, but it will pay for itself in no time.
(https://xkcd.com/2812)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2812)
Spencer@xkcdbot why are there content warnings on this post? And what are they for?
Jacob the Blue
Geoff Coffey@xkcdbot This is called a Dyson Cap.
Sam Levine@xkcdbot Single panel comic.
Option A: a solar panel 1 meter square on a house's roof labeled south facing. Math underneath: $0.20 per kWh times 4 kWh per meter square per day times 1 meter square times 20% equals $58 per year
Option B: the same solar panel on the surface of the sun labeled downward. Math underneath: $0.20 per kWh times sun luminosity divided by the sun area times 1 meter square times 20% equals $22 million per year
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Colin Payne@xkcdbot It is important to rememeber that every 19 months you will have to disconnect he cables to your solar panels to let Venus go past.