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Dan Espen[_2_]

writes:

On Feb 21, 5:51Â*pm, Oren wrote:
...Aidan Dwyer on his €˜tree leaf design for solar panels.

Video:

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1463131003001/14-year-olds-game-changi...

Wait...

I just realized, this is FOX News.

I thought they were the bastions of the conservative agenda.
Conservatives are supposed to HATE solar energy. How can FOX report a
story that promotes solar energy?

I don't know if I'd go as far as to insert politics into this.
But those 2 interviewers did seem pretty dumb as far as the science.

I believe that the kids real accomplishment was constructing the tree
shape using math. The kid mentions that but the interviewers gloss
right over it.

As for people actually wanting a "solar tree", I'm guessing that
part of the motivation is the "art work" value. If you google "solar
tree", you see a lot of attractive sculptures and some practical designs
that move the panels to track the sun.

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Dan Espen