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Tesla Gigafactory
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I'm serious, something like that was the reason. Hard corners mean they have to flatten more area
Musk Sees Tesla’s Future in Diamond-Shaped ‘Gigafactory’ - Bloomberg Business
Johan
Ex got M3 in the divorce, waiting for EU Model Y!
Agree. Just like stars and planets all end up like spheres since this gives the lowest surface per volume when thinking in 2D digging out a circle gives you the most area for masses dug. Obviously for practical reasons they wouldn't build a circular factory but just rounding the corners like this does save a lot of digging in the 4 corners for very little building area/volume lost.
Your render lines up pretty much exactly with the map I've been working on. (updated using newest imagery)
roblab
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Just in case you all might like a different perspective, I went by the Gigafactory area yesterday. I see they are putting siding on this building, which you can't see from satellite view :smile:
Trev Page
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I like the red header at the top going around the building. Gonna look slick with white T E S L A lettering inset in there
roblab
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I like the red header at the top going around the building. Gonna look slick with white T E S L A lettering inset in there
I was hoping for 20 foot high letters up on the roof. And hundred foot letters painted on top, visible from space. I mean, after all! They won't let you get close enough to see little inset 5 foot letters.
They can do both, WTH, with letters on the roof scaled to be picked up by satellites and letters on the red fascia that spell out:
T E S L A G I G A F A C T O R Y # 1
RobinF
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Here's an idea Elon would love. (are you listening?)
Since the roof will be covered with a huge PV Array, just calibrate a subset of the arrays with a 2 degree different angle to the sun. The energy collection difference would be negligible and that subset would form the letters TESLA and be visible from the Space Station due to the different glint reflection. Zero cost! In fact if just the letter arrays point lower in the sky for winter optimization that would be even more noticeable. If they are using a tracking system for the arrays then it's even easier.
We would be happy to compute the beta angle for the appropriate ISS day pass and radio up to the crew to be on the lookout for it with their Nikons.
-Robin (senior systems engineer, Mission Control Center, Houston, TX)
Since the roof will be covered with a huge PV Array, just calibrate a subset of the arrays with a 2 degree different angle to the sun. The energy collection difference would be negligible and that subset would form the letters TESLA and be visible from the Space Station due to the different glint reflection. Zero cost! In fact if just the letter arrays point lower in the sky for winter optimization that would be even more noticeable. If they are using a tracking system for the arrays then it's even easier.
We would be happy to compute the beta angle for the appropriate ISS day pass and radio up to the crew to be on the lookout for it with their Nikons.
-Robin (senior systems engineer, Mission Control Center, Houston, TX)
Krugerrand
Meow
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
I bet if Elon replaced the PV panels with mirrors (by pretending to switch to concentrating solar power generation, with a central boiler tower on the roof of the gigafactory), and then installed the right kind of radar system and fire control, he could even shoot the ISS down!
Come to think of it, I suspect that was his plan all along.
Come to think of it, I suspect that was his plan all along.
Stephen Colbert interviews Elon: "at what point do you tip over from visionary to supervillian and where are you building your secret lair?"
Elon: "I'm wondering about that myself actually."
Just be aware -- the ISS has 300kw of solar panels which are already steerable. It could fire back. Actually, like the best mega-villians, it could actually absorb Elon's PV death ray and BECOME STRONGER! (Mwaaa haaa haaa.)
I gotta ask NASA whether they could do that for the opening ceremonies at the GigaFactory.
kaiserpathos
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If someone is going to use the solar array to shoot down things in space, wouldn't it be better to shoot down other stuff than the ISS. SpaceX kind of makes money from shuttling supplies to the ISS. It would be like shooting the golden goose.
There is a lot of space junk up there everyone would love to see removed from orbit. If someone could come up with a death ray that would de-orbit old, dead stuff floating up there, they would be a hero to the entire space industry.
He could also use the death ray to shoot down the competition to SpaceX.
There is a lot of space junk up there everyone would love to see removed from orbit. If someone could come up with a death ray that would de-orbit old, dead stuff floating up there, they would be a hero to the entire space industry.
He could also use the death ray to shoot down the competition to SpaceX.
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