▲ 401 ▼ Biden Is Building a 'Superstructure' to Stop Trump From Stealing the Election (www.rollingstone.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 201 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (4 children) tldr: it's a dyson sphere permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 years ago it's definitely just producing 600 science per minute. permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, its an oneill cylinder. with two dyson spheres next to eachother on one end. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I was hoping for an Aldrin Cycler..... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Huh. TIL. Makes sense, considering he wrote the book on orbital rendezvous as his doctoral thesis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) So if we took all the non solar matter in the solar system we would still not have enough matter to build a full Dyson sphere permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But we could build a Ringworld, and then we can spin it for gravity, add shadow squares for a day-night cycle, and not have to rely on artificial gravity generators to prevent us from falling into the sun! permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) True, but if we expanded our scope to all the space dust in the cubic light-year the sun occupies the center of, we will have enough material to build between 10-29 solar systems, complete with their own stars, so that's probably enough material. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] get_the_reference_@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago To collect the space dust, we need a Dyson vacuum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depends how you do it, if its just a thin reflective foil focusing light on a few collectors then we could probably do it inside a century on just the worlds current production capacity. (baring actually getting all the foil there and engineering collectors and so on, just talking making the foil itself here) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think that would just make a really big solar oven. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Thats the basis of quite a few solar power plants. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Let's hope Trump doesn't have a Gravitational Beam Emitter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 years ago it's definitely just producing 600 science per minute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, its an oneill cylinder. with two dyson spheres next to eachother on one end. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I was hoping for an Aldrin Cycler..... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Huh. TIL. Makes sense, considering he wrote the book on orbital rendezvous as his doctoral thesis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I was hoping for an Aldrin Cycler..... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Huh. TIL. Makes sense, considering he wrote the book on orbital rendezvous as his doctoral thesis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Huh. TIL. Makes sense, considering he wrote the book on orbital rendezvous as his doctoral thesis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) So if we took all the non solar matter in the solar system we would still not have enough matter to build a full Dyson sphere permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But we could build a Ringworld, and then we can spin it for gravity, add shadow squares for a day-night cycle, and not have to rely on artificial gravity generators to prevent us from falling into the sun! permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) True, but if we expanded our scope to all the space dust in the cubic light-year the sun occupies the center of, we will have enough material to build between 10-29 solar systems, complete with their own stars, so that's probably enough material. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] get_the_reference_@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago To collect the space dust, we need a Dyson vacuum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depends how you do it, if its just a thin reflective foil focusing light on a few collectors then we could probably do it inside a century on just the worlds current production capacity. (baring actually getting all the foil there and engineering collectors and so on, just talking making the foil itself here) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think that would just make a really big solar oven. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Thats the basis of quite a few solar power plants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But we could build a Ringworld, and then we can spin it for gravity, add shadow squares for a day-night cycle, and not have to rely on artificial gravity generators to prevent us from falling into the sun! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) True, but if we expanded our scope to all the space dust in the cubic light-year the sun occupies the center of, we will have enough material to build between 10-29 solar systems, complete with their own stars, so that's probably enough material. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] get_the_reference_@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago To collect the space dust, we need a Dyson vacuum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] get_the_reference_@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago To collect the space dust, we need a Dyson vacuum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depends how you do it, if its just a thin reflective foil focusing light on a few collectors then we could probably do it inside a century on just the worlds current production capacity. (baring actually getting all the foil there and engineering collectors and so on, just talking making the foil itself here) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think that would just make a really big solar oven. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Thats the basis of quite a few solar power plants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think that would just make a really big solar oven. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Thats the basis of quite a few solar power plants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Thats the basis of quite a few solar power plants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Let's hope Trump doesn't have a Gravitational Beam Emitter. permalink fedilink source parent