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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] teft 2 points 7 months ago

Spheres aren’t unstable around a star. Rings are unstable in orbit around a star.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If a civilization can figure out how to make one, they can keep it from sliding into the sun!

[–] SpaceNoodle 14 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Like how if they figure out how to build an 833' long ship they can keep it from immediately hitting an iceberg and sinking?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or the most advanced starship in the galaxy not having a Spontaneous Massive Existence Failure

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

We could just ask the mice.

[–] AA5B 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Damn, imagine the number of lifeboats you’d need to evacuate a Dyson Sphere?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

You know, that's a really good point, but this is on such a bigger scale and if it's a known problem today, I think they would know about it by the time they can build something like that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just glue 3 of them together, that'll make them 300% stable!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

220, 221. Whatever it takes!