They tried to build this abomination in London and it got shot down.
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2024
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We need more nuclear power ASAP
There's no such thing as "ASAP" for nuclear power. If you had the permits signed off today, it would take 10 years before a single GWh of new nuclear energy goes to the grid.
Instead, maybe we shouldn't build giant spherical advertising displays?
There's no such thing as "ASAP" for nuclear power
Sure there is. It's just that the P stands for "20 years from now."
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So how is the total power over 500x that of the GPU power? If it's all LEDs, that thing must get brighter than the damn sun.
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Look upon my works ye mighty and despair.
Normally I'd be suspicious of these kinds of megastructure projects but Vegas is the city that figured out how to get damn close to net zero water use from the Colorado so I'm willing to start off with the benefit of the doubt for the city leaders that ok'd this.