• Kyoyeou (Ki jəʊ juː)@slrpnk.net
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    Wiki def Dyson Sphere:

    A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output. The concept is a thought experiment that attempts to imagine how a spacefaring civilization would meet its energy requirements once those requirements exceed what can be generated from the home planet’s resources alone. Because only a tiny fraction of a star’s energy emissions reaches the surface of any orbiting planet, building structures encircling a star would enable a civilization to harvest far more energy. Beautiful link omg

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    The benefit of it working only in the daytime means you can build it at night though

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    I saw that comment on a link here to the wiki page for Dyson spheres. Wonder who copied whom.