The Most Efficient Way to Build a Megastructure That Encompasses the Sun To Capture Much of Its Energy
In a fantastical animated essay, the ever-insightful Kurzgesagt explains the concept of a Dyson Sphere - a megastructure that encompasses the sun in order to capture a large percentage of its energy and direct it outward to other planets should the Earth grow cold. While this is only a theoretical experiment, the strategy behind this particular solution seems somewhat doable with a lot of money and time.
If humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that? Easy: we will just use the sun's energy by realizing the most ambitious construction project in history. This is how it works.
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- POLI'AHU, A Hypnotic Timelapse of the Starry Night Skies Over the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii
- A Gorgeous Photo That Captures the Sun Rising in Various Stages Over the City of Brisbane, Australia
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