Giant mirrors reflect sunshine into dark Norway town of Rjukan

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Giant mirrors have been positioned on top of a hill in Norway to shine light into the dark valley town of Rjukan. The sides of the valley are so steep and the mountain so high that the town of Rjukan was in shadow for almost half the year until the new invention was added. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that follows the path of the sun, adjusting to the best angle to catch the rays and reflect them onto the town centre. Report by Sarah Johnston.
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[@trygveevensen171]

That's a THICC accent and probably the best pronunciation of "Rjukan" I've ever heard😅

[@latinoinchelsea]

The 2 long lost vampires from Rjukan are mad

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Bizarre it took so long to actually build. Was reading about this town and noticed the idea was indeed around for 100 years?!? Why wait?

[@harryfyhr4010]

Mirrors controlled by a computer that follows the path of the sun,adjusting to
the best angle to catch the rays and reflect them onto the town centre
was Science fiction,
a 100 years ago

[@Hartcore11]

A project well worth the money. A few more mirrors for the town may be in order.

[@daniellevi9844]

And it never came to be in order

[@fatmayounis8772]

Genius project and it deserves

[@mickenoss]

That's the sort of answer a kid would come up with "Giant Mirrors!" =D

[@peter-jamesmmbago8721]

The Norse accent kind of sounds like a Somerset accent from the UK

[@free2bonanza4444]

And china was trying to build an artificial sun 😂😂

[@thelastboyscott]

That sunless town looks like Rjukan in Norway

[@boitykay]

Fascinating

[@martine2651]

Tine of Radjikan??? :-D sounds rather exotic.

[@ryancolson1212]

So glad the toyne's residents no longer need to take a cebble car to the top of the moyntain

[@uhdpappleorchard238]

I need this , same condition here at my home area

[@swapyworld09]

can we install such mirror in space to get sunlight at night ??

[@mopeYo]

They did that in '69 actually. It's called the Moon

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Patrick Hennessey He probably means for it to actually be light out (Ig it’s still kind of light with the moon, but still though), not the equivalent of almost mid Nautical Twilight when the sun is 8.5° below the horizon.
Fri/04/16/2021 at 11:53 EDT

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

I hate sunlight…I prefer the night time

[@swapyworld09]

@@Shamonwhitehurst252 yes even i like but if we could install them up there we could get sunlight during natural calamities to rescue people

[@Hartsock2009]

Now all they need to do is angle it just right and they could burn some ants with it.

[@muslimmcloum9839]

Very Special

[@Metalheadspartan]

Go norway!!!

[@nasimzadeh5349]

what are these mirrors made from?

[@DarkJak]

stainless steel hopefully

[@gluefrog78]

Someone had a bright idea...

[@MrMike4uk]

Norway !! ( no way !! )

[@graziflorida4377]

we should do the opposite to safe life!

[@JustSumChillAlien]

Nor Way!! I never realised there was a town covered in darkness.

[@harryo6126]

What's a 'toyne'?

[@norbertrivera]

A bigger one and rounded.

[@sreeharis8993]

Alfred left batman and is working for people if norway

[@davidfrenzel6340]

Are the giant sun mirrors made up?

[@MCFMCF-cg4ki]

Why not have more mirrors and create a perpetual summer?

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Just move somewhere warmer

[@Byronpat]

haha, I laughed at that! So true...

[@jeffengler37]

Where’s the heavy water plant

[@lotuschamp7796]

in the teuwn euf reuchakhan

[@yackawaytube]

Vampires disagree.

[@plutobills5359]

Damn it's gotta suck there lol 😂

[@heisenbergyo5578]

Smol taween

[@HugoCornellier]

Seems like a shady place.

[@petesteensen3392]

Was just there and told it's now inoperable and the company that built it is bankrupt

[@gracecalis5421]

Good place for a nightclub

[@zamianakkesayanganmama35]

Kesini gara gara liat postingan ig

[@pausedforcyberbullying_]

Causing change in climate.

[@charlieligon1417]

Who else here from the ACT

[@cwuzii]

The whole thing didn't seem to be lighting too much of the town up, it would be better with a larger mirror to light up the whole town...

[@D-TRIL]

🤓

[@lilbigbrow]

But the sun shines from everywhere

[@cwuzii]

"New invention" - It's a mirror.

[@Mikjaash]

Why?

[@dareisnogod5711]

DID SHE SAY "SMALL TINE IN NORWAY" ?

[@EchoHeo]

Irish accent

[@shiva_productions]

Northern Irish accent.

[@andreabasalto]

They took the idea from Italy.

[@porsianov9687]

Hello my 9gag friends. Welcome

[@jew_world_order]

A lot of easy girls putting out during the dark days

[@lukaszmajchrzak7910]

Made in Poland

[@maheshvemulapalli7759]

Human Selfishness, Not Eco friendly. Gradually land slides may occur.

[@cona94]

learn to pronounce project correctly