The Math would add up - eviltoast
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    6 months ago

    … is wrong, as long as the mirror is flat. This one is easy to test so this might be a better bet.

    But that was never the bet. The bet was about transmitting light through the atmosphere. This is just some weird little aside you got yourself tangled in. More than happy to take on a bet about the transmission power of mirrors versus lasers from space, which is what were actually discussing.

    (Dug this one out of the grave because I’m trying to find another bet I just won, so was searching for “bet”)