Somehow this thread always brings me back to Doulgla Adams. There much in H2G2 that reflects his love of science and science fiction. This time it's the Total Perspective Vortex.
I AM Zaphod Beeblebrox.
I AM Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Harsh. I know, for all it's ills I live in a better world than my parents or grandparents.
Always thought one of the few constants across the world and in history was that parents wanted a better life for their children than they'd had.
I’m thinking about the broad brush of history. Young men are sent off to war by old men. My post WWII generation had it easy, the two previous ones not so much and this generation is not as well off as mine.
Many people think of a Dyson sphere as a solid shell, with living space on the inside facing upwards to the star.
Dyson's original idea was a swarm, not a shell, containing enough solar collectors around the star to absorb the starlight.
The swarm would be visible at redder wavelengths as it radiates away waste heat after utilising the star's energy.
In his original article, "Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation", Freeman Dyson suggested searching for such emissions.
In certain aspects. In others they're the most advantaged in human history, effortless access to the information required to prosper for example.
... l am looking for an environment where the ladies compete to lower there standards...
Following his 1960 article, Dyson wrote: "A solid shell or ring surrounding a star is mechanically impossible. The form of ‘biosphere’ which I envisaged consists of a loose collection or swarm of objects traveling on independent orbits around the star."
The simplest form of Dyson sphere might begin as a ring of solar power collectors built to satisfy the escalating energy needs of a technological civilization.
A civilization might continue to add Dyson rings to the space around its star, creating a relatively simple, but incredibly powerful, Dyson sphere.
https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-dyson-sphere/
Here's the latest news on Dyson spheres: https://www.space.com/hot-dogs-wise-nasa-dyson-spheres
On the right is a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
Circled in the image are strong infrared sources that could conceivably be Dyson spheres.
However, they are far more likely to be hot Dust-Obscured Galaxies or "hot DOGs".
On the right is a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
Circled in the image are strong infrared sources that could conceivably be Dyson spheres.
However, they are far more likely to be hot Dust-Obscured Galaxies or "hot DOGs".
Is it just me thinking this. Do we have some way to go in our observations if we can't tell the difference between a Dyson sphere and a hot DOG?
But that's why it's so marvellous, there's aleays another discovery just around the corner. Like the deep ocean...
But that's why it's so marvellous, there's aleays another discovery just around the corner. Like the deep ocean...
Let's just first make a ring around earth. With pipes 1 meter above ground level
I prefer option B:
Drill a deep hole, dump a crapload of iron rich ore from the asteroid belt into that deep hole, when the iron core is complete dump lots of ice comets in suitable spots on the surface. There is not a lot of resistance in space, so it should be possible to fling the matter where it needs to go, get some AI and robots on it ASAP before Mr Musk manages to send people there.
