Re: Direct sunlight

From: Paul Burkhardt (burkhard@aries.scs.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 26 1997 - 07:06:06 PDT


Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:06:06 -0500 (CDT)
From: Paul Burkhardt <burkhard@aries.scs.uiuc.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3254$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Direct sunlight

Hi Perry,

> Paul Burkhardt wrote:
>
> > It's quite difficult to compete with the amount of
> > radiation the sun produces :)
>
> Oh, I dunno. A high-pressure xenon arc, 100 A at 4 KV,
> and only a few feet away from the plants oughta blow away
> solar radiation :-)

You gave me a nice chuckle. I suppose I should have clarified with normal
artificial lights :)

One thing I can say is sunlight is cheap.

Happy growing to all,

Paul Burkhardt



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