Stargazer Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 In some other thread somewhere here the topic of Dyson Spheres came up -- and of course there were ten opinions about what a Dyson Sphere is. Well, whatever, but here's a cool video about Dyson Spheres from SciSchow Space: 2
MorningStar Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 I thought this was going to be about a really exciting vacuum. 2
Stargazer Posted September 17, 2015 Author Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) I thought this was going to be about a really exciting vacuum. But it IS about a really exciting vacuum! The vacuum of space! Edited September 17, 2015 by Stargazer 2
The Nehor Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I still can't figure out what you would need all that energy for.
Stargazer Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 I still can't figure out what you would need all that energy for. I need it just for getting out of bed in the morning.
The Nehor Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I need it just for getting out of bed in the morning. I take a pill for that.
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 I thought this was going to be about a really exciting vacuum.As did I.
JLHPROF Posted September 25, 2015 Posted September 25, 2015 Apparently nobody here watches Star Trek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLvFLkvY7Y
Meadowchik Posted September 30, 2015 Posted September 30, 2015 Apparently nobody here watches Star Trek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLvFLkvY7YThat's why I clicked on the post!
Stargazer Posted October 1, 2015 Author Posted October 1, 2015 That's why I clicked on the post! One of my favorite Next Generation episodes! "Relic". But Captain Picard did not quote Freeman Dyson correctly. In his original theory Dyson never talked about a solid shell -- which he stated is unstable from an engineering standpoint.
Robert F. Smith Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 See now Xaque Gruber, “The Dyson Sphere -- Not Just Science Fiction,” HuffingtonPostBlog, Nov 1, 2015, online at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/xaque-gruber/the-dyson-sphere---not-ju_b_8445640.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&ref=yfp .
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