Starting the morning stewing about how incredibly fucking terrible Reflect Orbital is. I chatted with a relative over the weekend who has connections in the area where they did that stupid floodlight test https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/space-mirrors-search-rescue-test/, and apparently several people saw the light, thought it was a cry for help, drove up to provide help, and were told to stay away from the beam because it could burn them (?!)

They put up a spotlight so hot it could cause burns, in dry California mountains?!