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As cool as this is, I think space architecture should be made of bubbles, not metal cans (even cool geodesic origami cans.) If you look at the spittle bug's ne
by carapace 4y ago
As cool as this is, I think space architecture should be made of bubbles, not metal cans (even cool geodesic origami cans.)
If you look at the spittle bug's nest: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=spittlebug+nest&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=spittlebug+nest&iax=images&... Spittle bugs create a dollop of foam and live inside it.
You make bubbles of several different sizes and nest them inside each other to make a kind of fractal spittle bug nest. The smaller bubbles serve as "vacuoles" within the larger bubbles.
I don't have the time/energy to go through the whole concept this morning but I'll summarize some of the main points: Bubbles are easy to make. The fractal structure is more resilient to damage and easy to repair. It's safer ("Yo dawg, I heard you like space stations so I put space stations in your space station!")
Probably a lot cheaper, definitely lighter.
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- nkoren 4y agoYep. Look to Radiolaria for inspiration.
- istorical 4y agoActually if you look at Ariel Ekblaw's proposals in a different article / medium, many of her designs do involve the 'cellular'/'connected closed chambers' nature you describe. Highly recommend the Lex Fridman podcast interview linked in the other comment!