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Giant Mirrors Light Norway Town

10/24/2013 8:04 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24652439

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10/24/2013 1:49 PM

I get the impression that one has to go stand in a certain spot in the town square to bask in the reflected daylight.

Seems a lot of bother, for not much return?
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10/24/2013 2:18 PM

The town is about 7 degrees from the Arctic Circle, and due to its location in a deep East-West valley, gets no direct sunlight from about September to March. I suppose it might save on electricity, not needing as much artificial light during the daytime for those months.

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