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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 13 Jun 2014

    The total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, and Germany. http://boingboing.net/2014/06/12/the-total-area-of-solar-panels.html …pic.twitter.com/JXkWRRSOvy

    12:01 PM - 13 Jun 2014
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      2. Sergei Enigmatov‏ @Pitty_Da_Fool 14 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @OlyBackstrom Hmmm that seems like a tiny space to power the entire planet.

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      3. Oly Backstrom‏ @OlyBackstrom 14 Jun 2014
        Replying to @Pitty_Da_Fool

        @Pitty_Da_Fool it was tweeted so it must be true! I think it is a deceptively large area. Of course there is that night thing @BoingBoing

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      4. Sergei Enigmatov‏ @Pitty_Da_Fool 14 Jun 2014
        Replying to @OlyBackstrom

        @OlyBackstrom I realize that's a huge space in reality. The whole planet though? I dunno.

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      5. Oly Backstrom‏ @OlyBackstrom 14 Jun 2014
        Replying to @Pitty_Da_Fool

        @Pitty_Da_Fool of course I have no idea. Interesting convo starter though.

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      6. Sergei Enigmatov‏ @Pitty_Da_Fool 14 Jun 2014
        Replying to @OlyBackstrom

        @OlyBackstrom Ya it is. I think its great. I break stuff for a living so my knowledge on this is clearly VERY limited lol

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      1. esteban @ work‏ @estebanyourface 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing I'm all for that. Any idea about the total square miles of batteries to store that power?

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      2. zarkinfrood‏ @zarkinfrood 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @vruz now show us the area when you add in the transmission lines

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      3. vruz‏ @vruz 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @zarkinfrood

        @zarkinfrood Probably inefficient -currently- but may be good enough for a small country near the equator. Say Ecuador.

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      4. zarkinfrood‏ @zarkinfrood 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @vruz

        @vruz my point being, the panels aren't the biggest hurdle, plus getting that cargo ship across the sahara might pose some challenges too.

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      5. vruz‏ @vruz 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @zarkinfrood

        @zarkinfrood Anyway, you understand economics, I don't need to explain that to you :-)

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      6. zarkinfrood‏ @zarkinfrood 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @vruz

        @vruz I'm all about solar power. let's decentralize it, biggest problem with our current energy solutions is cartels. And, well, pollution

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      7. vruz‏ @vruz 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @zarkinfrood

        @zarkinfrood It's difficult to decentralise sunlight at ground level. Doing it at a high altitude is another story...

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      8. zarkinfrood‏ @zarkinfrood 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @vruz

        @vruz that dyson sphere isn't just going to materialize... better get cracking early

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      9. vruz‏ @vruz 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @zarkinfrood

        @zarkinfrood I wasn't thinking *that* high, just above the clouds :-)

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      1. consciousness is a singular‏ @_OrchOR_ 17 Jun 2014
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        @russmonk @BoingBoing it's unlikely with today's solar technology

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      1. Fred Schenkelberg‏ @fmsReliability 14 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing your tweet takes center stage on http://rbl.ms/1eIWdBn 

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      1. Grandma Nazi‏ @Shugism 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @calyxxx except the cabling required to do it like that would totally negate the effort, complex systems. And that.

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      1. J chell‏ @captainchell 13 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @Traveling_steve then let's employee the 100 million to guard them....

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