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Have you done the calculation how much material is required for such an endeavor? I bet there are more cost effective approaches.
by baxtr 3y ago
Have you done the calculation how much material is required for such an endeavor? I bet there are more cost effective approaches.
- hyperhello 3y agoOkay, like what exactly?
- kzrdude 3y ago"You're in the way of a construction project, sorry, but please evacuate the planet". The fake notice costs you next to nothing. "The plans for demolition have been available on Alpha Centauri which is only 4 light years away you know."
- lukas099 3y agoI like the idea of the solar system getting eminent domained for a scifi
- wincy 3y agoThis is literally the plot of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s a great read.
- InitialLastName 3y agoHere you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_th...
- baxtr 3y agoThis is dangerous talk. Aliens might be crawling HN and feed their AI models to find our weak spots! Beware.
- GolfPopper 3y agoNo worries there - their AIs will spin them hallucination-riddled nonsense, just like our do.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> Have you done the calculation how much material is required for such an endeavor? It's a tiny fraction of what's required for a proper Dyson sphere. And we know civilizations can afford those because we can no longer see their stars. For anyone who's hung up on saving nickle, we could do a low budget Worldring² or even thriftier Shadow Squares®. ²Nivenlarry ®Larry Niven
- SketchySeaBeast 3y ago> And we know civilizations can afford those because we can no longer see their stars. That's a giant claim you just made like it's fact.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> That's a giant claim you just made like it's fact. You are correct. That is absolutely a thing I did.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoBut it doesn't make any sense, given we do not have good evidence of alien civilizations, not to mention Dyson spheres.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> But it doesn't make any sense, given we do not have good evidence of alien civilizations, not to mention Dyson spheres. Also correct. Even past that, we haven't been mass-cataloging stars long enough for a Dyson sphere to be constructed and remove a star from our view.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoSo why make the initial claim "And we know civilizations can afford those because we can no longer see their stars."? Is it humor or irony I'm missing?
- Maxion 3y agoIt doesn't have to be very thick at all. Harder part would be to keep it in place, as it would act as a sail.