Rjukan: The town that needs giants mirrors to see the sun for six months every year

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From http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-07/rjukan-needs-mirrors-to-see--sun-for-six-months-every-year/9283984

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PHOTO: The Solspeilet shines light into the Rjukan town centre. (ABC News: James Glenday)

Rjukan: The town that needs giants mirrors to see the sun for six months every year

By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Rjukan, Norway
Updated Sat at 10:04pm

It's nestled between two towering Norwegian mountains, a few hours west of Oslo.

Snow slowly falls on the surrounding peaks and frozen waterfalls glisten in the weak afternoon twilight, while far below on the valley floor the lights of the town twinkle.

The landscape has long inspired mythical tales of trolls — it looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

But, according to a local artist, this tiny picturesque place has long had a big problem.

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[Codeine]

1. A commando-style raid in WW2 in Rjukan

helped put a big dent in Hitler’s plans for an atomic weapon. Interesting place all around.

[dewsgirl]

2. Very beautiful freezing little town, this was interesting

Thank you for posting this 🤗

[PJMcK]

3. That was fascinating and very cool

Thanks for posting the article, sl8.

[progree]

4. -6 deg C is 21 deg F -- when he says at the end that he can only stand there for 2 minutes

he ought to try dressing for the weather. No hat, nothing around the neck, sheesh. It was 21 deg F today in the Twin Cities, and we think we're having a heat wave.

[SwissTony]

5. He's an Aussie.

Yesterday it was getting up to 48C (118F) in Sydney.

I used to live in Darwin (way up north, not too far from the equator). I'd complain about the cold when it dropped below 25C (77F).

[progree]

6. Yup, I grew up in Venezuela, about 9 degrees from the equator - never wore a sweater

or jacket, always a short-sleeve shirt. I can only think of a very few times in several years where I felt a bit chilly.