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The sun is quite dense. I have to think a Dyson sphere surrounding it could be as thin as, say, an onion's outer layer when compared to the onion itself. (Assum
by piker 10y ago
The sun is quite dense. I have to think a Dyson sphere surrounding it could be as thin as, say, an onion's outer layer when compared to the onion itself. (Assuming enough distance from the sun to avoid burning up.)
- _andromeda_ 10y agoSomewhat true, but it still seems to me that the only way to build a proper Dyson sphere would be to not only achieve scientific breakthroughs that allow for interstellar travel, but to do so in a way that allows us to be able to ferry as much matter from other stellar systems as we need.
- venomsnake 10y agoor you can just harvest the heavy elements from the sun itself. Bonus - you prolong its life.
- _andromeda_ 10y agoPerfect! That would work.