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Its finally time to attach a rope to the sun (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/crazyideas

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[–] WhatsHerBucket 5 points 3 months ago

Just wait until it’s dark, it’s easier.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What changed?

[–] Carvex 6 points 3 months ago

Finally found a hitch ring to hook it

[–] j4k3 5 points 3 months ago

Old hat

Type II civilizations and spider pulsars (steering a binary star system to navigate the galaxy, ess. rope/reigns):

https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.13189

Anton Petrov's take on the paper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvP5Tj9fX5o

try harder; not crazy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I don’t think a normal rope is gonna work for that.

A really long rope though …

[–] Alexstarfire 4 points 3 months ago

We're not getting another pet. You didn't take care of the last one and I'll be damned if I'm taking care of this one.

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

Waste of effort. We need to send an army of tigers to defeat the sun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Once the rope is attached, we will then use a giant penis to swing the earth free from its orbit, freeing Mother Earth from eons of a marriage she didn't ask for and did not want.

[–] Bookmeat 2 points 3 months ago

Isn't this Maui from Hawaiian tradition?