Dyson sphere

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:24 pm

mwhittington wrote:...Hey, I made Leiutenant! Yaaaayy!!

Congratulations, Lieutenant.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:29 pm

Congrats, Whittington!

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:30 pm

Indeed, congrats.

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:59 am

You get to boss around all the Ensigns and Lt jg.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:17 am

Teaos wrote:You get to boss around all the Ensigns and Lt jg.

Indeed, captain. Now, you JG types get to polishing the deckplating. We like Graham's site looking nice and tidy whenever he stops in for inspection.

N'tran DS 12 · Post by **N'tran DS 12** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:13 am

I did say less advanced than federation...

Fusion power, not antimatter.

No Warp drive.

No transporters or replicators

N'tran

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Fri May 02, 2008 1:19 pm

Exactly how do you propose they build a DYson Sphere without FTL travel or a power source greater than fusion to haul the crap around?

Post by **Teaos** » Fri May 02, 2008 1:28 pm

No transporters or replicators

Thats made it all but impossible right there.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:39 pm

Not really. With sufficient technology, it'd still be possible to construct it. However, it would be a hell of a lot more difficult.

Post by **Teaos** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:03 am

I just dont think its possible for anyone less advanced than the Federation to be able to do it.

kostmayer · Post by **kostmayer** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:51 am

Probably a discussion for another thread, but what would be involved in creating the orbital ring around the Earth, like the ones in Arthur C Clarkes

"3001" and "Fountains of Paradise". Space elevators included of course

Its one of the things I'd like to have seen happen in my lifetime.

Post by **Teaos** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:56 am

Humans will be to busy just staying alive to build anything like that.

Also I doubt we have the resourses to build one now or anytime in the near future.

On the plus side it would help Global Warming. Blocks part of the sun.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sat May 03, 2008 12:47 pm

Also I doubt we have the resourses to build one now or anytime in the near future.

Agreed. It'd be virtualy impossible for even all the combined nations of Earth working together to pull off something like this. Hell, look at how long it's taking to get the ISS finished.

Post by **Teaos** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:06 pm

Yeah getting close to a decade now and its only 2/3's finished last I heard.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:45 pm

Teaos wrote:Yeah getting close to a decade now and its only 2/3's finished last I heard.

And what, three or four times the budgeted cost?