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I imagine there’s plenty of space in … space to slingshot garbage far enough that we’d never have to worry about it again. Just because mining isn’t popular in
by yrgulation 4y ago
I imagine there’s plenty of space in … space to slingshot garbage far enough that we’d never have to worry about it again.
Just because mining isn’t popular in the media, it doesn't mean its clean. The amount of pollution and destruction it causes is unimaginable.
Let alone the dependency on non democratic countries for rare resources, which just like oil and gas, are finite.
- mulmen 4y agoThe problem with slingshotting things is the enormous energy required to escape the gravity well. Space based manufacturing will be a thing. Raw material import/export is prohibited by the laws of physics.
- yrgulation 4y ago> Space based manufacturing will be a thing. That is preferred. Why manufacture anything here when you can have better processes outside. I.e.: welding works better outside earth's atmosphere through cold welding. Pretty sure there may be other manufacturing processes that can be done better out there with the aid of bots and little human interaction. > the enormous energy required to escape the gravity well. Enormous based on what we know so far. I am sure if we put effort we'd reach far. I imagine people 100-200 years ago thought building massive metal based ships that carry thousands of people and are the size of a building block required enormous energy. Yet we do it for fun these days.
- mulmen 4y agoThe energy requirements can’t change. That’s the laws of physics part. All we can do is figure out economically viable ways of producing and using that energy. Enormous ships use enormous amounts of energy. Our ability to harness sufficient energy is what makes those ships possible.