Originally published on July 24, 2013<br /><br />A valley town in southern Norway that does not receive any sunlight during the winter plans to install giant mirrors to reflect sun down into its main square. <br /><br />The 3,500 residents of Rjukan live in darkness between September and March each year. The industrial town is surrounded by high mountains that prevent sunlight from reaching the valley floor.<br /><br />Residents will receive sunlight this winter for the first time thanks to recently installed giant mirrors that will illuminate the town square, providing an oasis of light amidst darkness.<br /><br />The German-made mirrors have a total surface area of roughly 538 square feet.<br /><br />The sensor-equipped mirrors will automatically adjust to follow the sun in order to continually light a concentrated space in the town square.<br /><br />Residents hope the roughly $830,000 installation will attract more tourists to the former industrial center.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
