Silently opening the folder, he took out stacks of documents and notes. The representative of China turned on the microphone, looked around at the crowd, and smiled politely. Then, he went straight to the point without any pleasantries.
"The problem with Asteroid Bell is very thorny. If not for Transdimensional Review's warning, human civilization would have definitely suffered a heavy blow.
Even if we have three months and a portal that can freely enter and exit space, it won't be easy to solve this problem. "
"Just now, the distinguished president of the International Astronomical Union, Mr. Smith, has explained that the most difficult part of moving Bell's orbit is that its spin is very fast, and the centrifugal force has reached the critical value of its current mass."
"What's more difficult is that its internal structure is very loose.
Once it was damaged by external forces, it was very likely that it would disintegrate.
If that happens, we humans will completely lose control over it. This is unacceptable. "
"Therefore, after detailed analysis, consideration from many aspects, and the research of many experts, we came up with the following plan."
As she spoke, the female representative opened the first page of the document and projected it onto the big screen. "Please look at the big screen."
In the conference hall, everyone raised their heads and looked at the screen.
"The name of this plan is — Reverse Yarkovsky."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall was filled with suppressed whispers.
The female representative ignored everyone's discussion and continued, "The Yarkovsky effect.
Simply put, it referred to the small propulsion force produced by asteroids when they absorbed sunlight and released heat.
Everyone here is a professional, so I won't describe it in detail. "
"Your representative, I have a question."
A blonde researcher raised his hand. "You want to set up a solar reflector on the asteroid?
Let sunlight shine on rocks to reflect the kinetic energy of photons of heat?
But this method is too slow, and we only have three months left. There's no time to display the power of this effect. "
"That's why it's called the Reverse Yarkovsky."
The female representative smiled. "The momentum of a heat photon is too weak. We don't need the photon's momentum. We only need its heat."
"The main body of the plan is as follows. Set up a reflector with a radius of more than fifty meters and focus the sunlight on the axis of the asteroid's spin. This will heat up the rock and cause the gas to be ejected.
Everyone at the scene stopped talking. Many people picked up their computers and began to calculate.
"The continuous ejection of gas will bring continuous acceleration to the asteroid.
According to the analysis and calculations of our three teams, if everything goes well, Asteroid Bell will brush past Earth in three months.
This distance is 190,000 kilometers. "
"190,000 kilometers …"
The host of the conference frowned and pondered. After a moment, he asked, "Has the Earth's gravity been taken into account?
Have the parameters been adjusted? "
"It has already been calculated." The female representative nodded. "The detailed data will be sent to your terminals by my assistants."
The director's frown deepened. He tapped his forehead with his index finger. "What about enhancement?
Is the enhancement program available? "
"Yes, please look at the screen."
The female representative flipped to the second page of the document. "The most suitable enhancement plan is to expand the solar reflector and match it with 130 laser emitters. Under the condition that the asteroid Bell's structure is stable, the lasers will be fired at a frequency of one-fifteenth of a second to enhance the gas emission."
"There are several other conventional heating methods, but they are not easy to control. There is a chance that the asteroid will disintegrate."
After saying that, the female representative spread out her hands. "The only angle we can find is to push the asteroid forward. This is the safest and most stable method.
As for the problem of Bell being torn apart by gravity when he approached Earth, it was unavoidable.
We can only hope that the plan will work well and push it far enough. "
"It's enough!"
The person in charge stood up, his eyes bright. "The problem of the Bell asteroid's spin is too tricky. It's not easy to push it 90,000 kilometers away.
But... "
"But what?"
"The reflective heat alone won't be enough. Are we going to apply oil on the asteroid?"
"Yes. Applying oil is the most important step," the female representative said, nodding.
"Three days ago, we contacted Britain's Nano Company and jointly developed a special paint with a light absorption rate of 99.965% for painting on the asteroid's surface."
"So..." The person in charge's hands suddenly trembled. "We're going to have Transdimensional's UP... paint?"
As soon as the person in charge said so, the conference room immediately fell silent.
"..." Lowering her head to look at the document, the female representative corrected, "We're going to paint a lot of paint..."
…
"I'm fully armed!
I have a lightsaber, a protective suit, and I nearly dismantled the island-building ship's cannon barrel, yet you're telling me to paint it? "
One week later, on the Purple Mountain observation platform, under the attention of over nine million spectators, Chen Yu stared at the person in charge before him in shock.
"I'm sorry, Mr. King."
Bowing repeatedly, the middle-aged person in charge said, "Due to Bell's special nature, no weapons can be used to attack it unless necessary.
Only by using the Yarkovsky effect's heating method to push the asteroid's rock mass can we safely change the asteroid's orbit. "
"But..." Stretching out his hand, Chen Yu pointed at the oil barrels piled up on the plaza and bellowed, "Isn't this a little too much?
How long are we going to have to paint it? "
"Bell is six kilometers in diameter, and the area near its axis is very small."
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, the person in charge stretched out two fingers and said, "At most, you can paint it for two kilometers..."
Chen Yu: "..."
"Or... Maybe a little more..."
"... Isn't there a very awe-inspiring plan like the plot of a hero?"
Stretching out his hands, Chen Yu tried his best to describe the scene in his mind. "Experiencing danger, hardship, struggle, and wisdom, saving the world in front of millions of people, cheering, shouting, applauding, and showering with flowers. Don't you have such a plan?"
"N-No..." Gulping, the person in charge braced himself and said, "You already said it's a movie.
I-In reality, we only focus on efficiency and effectiveness. "
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter!
?)?]
[I'm a paintbrush?
Good at painting?]
[I've seen at least a hundred barrels of paint.]
[My heart aches for the UP.]
[Red Red Fire Roar Hahaha …]
[I just found out it's six kilometers in diameter!
Oh my god!]
[I think it's rotating too fast. I can't touch it. Otherwise, it'll disintegrate.]
[Bell: Try touching me?
I'll explode on the spot.]
[But isn't painting a little too stupid?
Is there really such a method to intercept asteroids?]
[Never heard of it.]
[A plan developed by professionals is definitely more effective than the media's fabrication.]
Turning around and looking at the densely packed barrels of paint, Chen Yu refused to give up and asked, "Is there really no other plan?"
"Mr. King, there isn't."
"..."
Three minutes later...
Carrying a large brush on his left shoulder and a barrel of paint in his right hand, Chen Yu stood before the Interstellar Portal, hesitating to take a step forward.
"Mr. King, time is of the essence. Let's begin now."
The person in charge, together with a large group of staff members, experts, and professors, bowed and said, "We will transport the barrels here for you."
"Dammit!
This scene of saving the world isn't epic at all... "
While cursing, Chen Yu stepped through the Interstellar Portal and charged toward the grayish-blue Bell...
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