This is the well-known story of "Houyi shooting at the sun". Although it is a fairy tale, it can be seen that our ancestors began to have a certain understanding of the sun very early, and also understood the importance of the sun, which is a manifestation of the ancient world outlook.
People say that water is the source of life, which is true, but the importance of the sun to life is not worse than water, or even worse than water. As we all know, the activities of life need energy, and the energy we get, whether it is the food we eat or the fossil energy we use, ultimately comes from the energy of the sun.
According to calculation, the energy radiated by the sun to the earth per second is as high as 4×10.25 joules, which is equivalent to the energy of exploding 3,367 "little boy" nuclear bombs per second, showing the importance of the sun to the earth. And it is such a sun that benefits all mankind, but it suddenly becomes a person's private property. How did this happen?
And the man who put the sun in his name is Angus Duran, a Spanish woman. She was able to keep the sun in her own name because she used the patent law and the United Nations Outer Space Treaty.
The basic definition of patent is the protected exclusive right owned by the creator of discovery invention, and patent law is a law specially used to protect this right. Although the sun has been shining in space for more than 4 billion years, no one thought that the sun could also become a personal patent, so no one ever applied for it.
Duran took advantage of this loophole and became the first person in the world to file a patent application for discovering the sun. This absurd behavior naturally failed. So she used the Outer Space Treaty.
The Outer Space Treaty is an international convention that came into force in June 1967+00 and June 10, aiming at preventing countries with space technology from maliciously plundering the sky resources. The treaty stipulates that no country or organization may take stars or planets as its own.
But this provision is flawed, because it only restricts countries and organizations, but not individuals. So Duran registered the sun with his own name. After "getting" the sun, Duran began to do something unreasonable-she wanted to charge everyone in the world a "lighting fee"!
In her vision, everyone in the world should pay her a 1 dollar "lighting fee", so that she can directly own more than 7 billion dollars and be promoted to become a billionaire. Such absurd words and deeds have naturally met with resistance from countless people.
Even Al Gore, the former vice president of the United States, stood up directly, not only questioning and criticizing Duran, but also taking Duran to court with other opponents. And their reason is absurd, let's see what they have said:
1. The heat of the sun is an important cause of global warming, so Duran, as the "owner" of the sun, should be responsible for it and compensate everyone in the world.
2. Ultraviolet rays and other rays from the sun can also cause skin cancer. Duran should be responsible for the medical expenses of skin cancer patients around the world.
3. The sun sometimes has problems. When sunspots and solar flares are active, there will even be solar ray bursts. Therefore, as the owner of the sun, Duran has the obligation to go to the sun for the sake of the "health" of the sun and the safety of all mankind. Repair and maintain the sun.
There are all kinds of complaints about "Tulane's Sun". In the face of these complaints, Tulane can only keep silent. After all, if you really want to calculate, her "global lighting fee" can't afford to pay for these. In such an argument, Duran has no face to mention any "lighting fee" to people.