Viganella Mirror Project
Viganella is a small Italian town in the Apls. It is located in a valley between very steep mountains. The mountains are so steep that on November 11th, the angle of the sun is low enough that Viganella ends up in the shade for the rest of the winter. The Mayor Pierfranco Midali promised to bring sunshine to the small town of nearly two hundred inhabitants with a plan that seems to be the reverse of Mr. Burns’ failed plot to deny Springfield sun.
Mr. Midali is going to place a giant mirror on one slope that will reflect the sun down to the town. This mirror will relfect enough sunshine to allow five hours of daylight in the winter. That is five hours more than they had before. The cost of the mirror is around $100k which the tiny town will have to come up with. Here is your solution, tourism. The money made on small Viganella replica mirrors will more than pay for the cost of the mirror. I have to try and pay a visit to this town soon just to the how it works.
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