LitLitten t1_j5w9gk1 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 12:19 AM

Reply to comment by Cutecumber_Roll in Mycotecture — the use of mushrooms and other fungal substances for architectural purposes — could be key to building affordable, fire-resistant, insulated habitats on the Moon and Mars. NASA aims to experiment with the technique on the Moon in 2025. by clayt6

You sent me into an aluminum smelting rabbit hole — I had no idea one of the byproducts was oxygen. Super cool.

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TheHancock t1_j5xfy9h wrote on January 26, 2023 at 5:43 AM

So what you’re saying is a moon base is going to tank the price of semiconductors? The RTX 6000 will be affordable!

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mrbibs350 t1_j5x7vkn wrote on January 26, 2023 at 4:28 AM

Solar farm with a gravity battery? Would that be the best bet?

MyWALife t1_j5xkmca wrote on January 26, 2023 at 6:33 AM

Your gravity battery would have to be 6x the size of its equivalent on Earth. Think it would work?

mrbibs350 t1_j62ii2t wrote on January 27, 2023 at 6:21 AM

I think so....

Locate at one of the craters with permanent shadow where ice forms. Use excess energy to melt the ice and pump water to the top of the crater. Let it flow during lunar night to cover the lapse in solar power.