That’s equivalentto 1000 100-wattlightbulbspersquaremeter—thoughyoucan’t fit 1000 100-wattlightbulbsinto a squaremeter, ifthatgivesyouanysenseofhowintenselavais.
soifyouwant a lavamoat a meterwide, poweredentirelybysolarpanelsinsideofthemoat, themathworksoutthatthemoatneedstosurroundanarrayofsolarpanels 8 kilometersacross.
Whichisclearlyabsurd.
Youcanhave a widerandyetmorereasonable-sizedlavamoatifyouinsteadbuildyourowncommercialscalepowerplantinsideofit.
Coalandnuclearpowerplantsproduceenoughenergytoheat a lavamoat 10 meterswideandencirclinganarea 500 metersacross.
Enoughspacetofitthepowerplantandyourhouseinside!
Thedownsideisthatunlessyoubuildyourmoatontopof a coaloruraniumdeposit, you’llneedtobringinoutsidefuelforthepowerplantsoyourlavamoatwon’t beentirelyoff-grid.
“HowTo” isanabsurdandentertainingself-helpguidefullofridiculousover-the-topadviceabouteverythingfromhowtodig a hole, tohowtobeontime, tohowtoski, tohowtocatch a drone.
Youcanfind a how-toguideforhowtoobtain a copyof “HowTo” inthevideodescription, and a bigthankstoRandalland “HowTo” forsupportingandinspiringthis “HowTo” video.
Therearelotsofreasonsforwanting a lavamoataroundyourhouse, butnotthatmanyhow-tovideosexplaininghowtobuildone.
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