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persnickety
on Oct 28, 2023
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Large Balloon Reflector: a potentially game-changi...
This references the problem, but doesn't explain the big question: how do they turn a section of a sphere into a section of a parabola?
Beach balls might not be spherical, but my bet would be on ovoid rather than parabolic.
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Beach balls might not be spherical, but my bet would be on ovoid rather than parabolic.