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I’ve heard the sun has a very low power density it’s just that it’s massive. Maybe it’s just easier to create a star and live in orbit around it
by thewarrior 6y ago
I’ve heard the sun has a very low power density it’s just that it’s massive. Maybe it’s just easier to create a star and live in orbit around it
- pfdietz 6y agoThe key point is the Sun is already paid for. :)
- elcritch 6y agoAre you certain? ;) Sounds like the plot of a sci-fi in the vein of Hitchhiker's guide where galactic aliens show up with an overdue bill for the sun.
- NortySpock 6y agoOr find an existing unsettled one and move in! Tricky bit will be getting to that nearby star...
- nine_k 6y agoIf only we had an engine with high enough Isp to accelerate to a decent velocity! Maybe something based on nuclear fusion...
- adrianN 6y agoThat's not that hard actually. We already know how to do fusion, we just have a hard time confining it into a reactor. In space you don't have that problem, bombs work fine.
- sdflhasjd 6y agoIt's true, but at least partially deceptive because the fusion only happens in the core, which is <2% by volume
- nine_k 6y agoThe rest is needed to keep the pressure and the magnetic field.
- hutzlibu 6y agoWell .. we do already live in the orbit of a star. (intended joke?) And we have lots of desert land, that could be covered with solarthermal plants. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec Also not easy, but sounds more predictable than a possible fusion future.