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PM_Me_Ur_Fanboiz t1_j1dbiim wrote

Now, just manufacture about 100 million of those, flip ‘em over and lash ‘em together. The Dyson sphere is closer than we think.

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ilike_funnies t1_j1dvpl2 wrote

maybe more like 100 billion and put them in orbit around the sun then have that energy transferred 100 million miles. I think there's a few big hurdles still unfortunately.

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PM_Me_Ur_Fanboiz t1_j1eaa1i wrote

For sure. There was an air of sarcasm to that. Shooting a microwave bean 100 million miles doesn’t seem as hard as focusing 360 degrees of Satellite beams in one direction, but I’m sure it can be done.

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