In the latest example of tech ambition meeting physics, a startup called Starcloud wants to build data centers in space - a concept that has online commentators simultaneously fascinated and ruthlessly skeptical.

The company's pitch sounds like science fiction: massive solar arrays spanning kilometers, computing infrastructure floating in orbit, and AI model training conducted above Earth's atmosphere. But beneath the futuristic veneer lies a mountain of engineering challenges that have tech observers raising serious eyebrows.

The core problem? Heat dissipation. Space might seem cold, but cooling computer systems in orbit is monumentally complex. Without air or convenient heat sinks, these orbital data centers would require enormous radiative cooling systems that dwarf anything currently in space. Online commentators quickly pointed out the fundamental physics working against this vision.

Funding for such an audacious concept highlights the current moment in tech: investors seem eager to attach "AI" and "space" to any concept, no matter how implausible. While the startup secured seed funding, most technical observers view the project as more of a fundraising exercise than a serious technological proposal.

Yet there's something compelling about the sheer audacity. Even if Starcloud fails, it represents the kind of bold thinking that occasionally - very occasionally - transforms seemingly impossible ideas into reality.