100 mile mirrored skyscraper

Not sure if they’re going for a mirrored look for aesthetics or to reduce heating from the sun, but interestingly, white paint and a mirrored surface can be equally reflective, which is why some roofs are white in dry/hot climates.

How light reflects from a mirrored surface could be a big problem for birds and bees though, shows up in these topics, a bit:

Edit: An interesting video on white paint reflectivity with experiments (25 min) much better than this one of paint drying (10 hours).

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