From: Emlyn (pentacle@enternet.com.au)
Date: Mon Jan 10 2000 - 19:09:29 MST
> Doug Jones wrote:
>
> Cool is far from describing such a suit- you'd risk heatstroke wearing it
> in full sunlight- solar cells are *dark* and turn 75%+ of the light
falling
> on them into heat. Don't wear it in Mojave in the summer, that's for damn
> sure...
Hot damn!
They don't sound too efficient. Any ideas on how you might get around this?
Maybe if the thing wasn't completely made of solar cells? Space them out. Or
could you raise them off the surface a little to allow airflow underneath?
Emlyn
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