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Flash fried bird, anyone?
« on: August 20, 2014, 06:23:18 PM »
Sounds like some solar power plants have the extra added benefit of free fast food.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/brightsource-solar-plant-sets-birds-on-fire-as-they-fly-overhead-1.2739512
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Re: Flash fried bird, anyone?
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2014, 07:58:56 PM »
It is near the CA/NV border, I drive by it fairly often. It is quite blinding during the day.

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Re: Flash fried bird, anyone?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2014, 08:37:56 PM »
If you are going to DebOOonK an expert then you have to at least provide a source with credentials of equal or greater relevance. Even then, it merely shows that some experts disagree with each other.