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It's a great explanation, but a "spherical chickens in a vacuum" textbook explanation. Add in realworld atmospheric effects (diffusion) and non-lens things like the internalized reflections of fiber optics and the infinite reversability of optical systems breaks down. Then look to how easy it is to start a "fire" in some substances and the moonlight-to-fire concept becomes less difficult. Greenhouse effects also throw a wrench at reversability.


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