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.24 USD / W ! It would be to get those prices as a regular human here in the US - I'm seeing at least double that (even before shipping).
Appears to also be Robin Guinin, this might be the original source: https://mrmondialisation.org/merci-a-robin-guinin-pour-son-admirable-creation/
I was going to say, those are the best AI solar panels I've ever seen. Usually it really struggles with the rectilinear stuff.
It seems to be the former - guaranteeing the right to grow a garden:
Section 15. Right to cultivate vegetable gardens. Notwithstanding any other law, any person may cultivate vegetable gardens on their own property, or on the private property of another with the permission of the owner, in any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
It was damaged by a fire during transportation in 2015, and as far as I can tell from googling hasn't been in the water since.
I believe the forward end cap (where the porthole is installed) is titanium, and exposed on both sides, so presumably that's what they'd be banging on.
It's because fuelling humans with food (particularly with a typical western diet) and converting it to motion with digestion and muscle emits more carbon than generating electricity (with a typical grid mix) and running it through batteries and a motor.
Of course, most humans could probably do with the exercise anyways; carbon intensity isn't the only thing worth considering.
To add to TiredSpider's comment, the dry product segment name is "string trimmer". Sometimes also called "strimmers" or "weed eaters".
(Also, the one common chore I refuse to do. I despise the things.)
Another vote for Becky Chambers, especially the Monk & Robot series, but also Wayfarers. Her novels are a bit shorter and/or less deep than you might find elsewhere (not necessarily in a bad way) but they are very solarpunk and cozy. Highly recommended.
In the US at least you can be pretty confident that it comes from somewhere within the country, since it exports ~$28bn and imports only $0.4bn worth of soybeans. In the rest of the world though that's definitely an important consideration.
Data: https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/soybeans