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>"They are a solution in search of a problem." The problem is that Earth won't last forever, and terraforming is limited to existing terrain. >"[Paraphrased]
by ccvannorman 11y ago
>"They are a solution in search of a problem."
The problem is that Earth won't last forever, and terraforming is limited to existing terrain.
>"[Paraphrased] Making a ring world around a star would be colossal and it would spin at 12,000 MPH!"
Why build it around a star? A ringworld a few miles in diameter orbiting a star as the Earth does would be sufficient.
- mcv 11y agoI don't think it's fair to include wheel-shaped space habitats (like the one from Elysium) with Niven-style ringworlds. The physics involved is totally different on every possible level, and they are actually buildable.