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What if we made a really really huge one? I'm talking 15 × 10^28 kg worth of hydrogen. At that size it would start and maintain itself. We could place it far en
by nick_ 9y ago
What if we made a really really huge one? I'm talking 15 × 10^28 kg worth of hydrogen. At that size it would start and maintain itself. We could place it far enough away that we could harness its output safely here on earth with solar cells!
- Will_Parker 9y agoThe problem is, something that massive would affect the motion of the Earth itself.
- RealityVoid 9y agoI think it was a joke hinitng at the sun, but it seems to be @ 1 order of magnitude off, so I'm just confused now.
- nick_ 9y agoI was going for the smallest amount of hydrogen that would form a star. I suppose the joke would be improved if I used a number measuring the Sun's initial hydrogen content. I suppose that's why I'm not a comedian :P
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- hossbeast 9y agoAnd we won't have to solve the problem of plasma confinement!