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WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP CALLING IT A DYSON SPHERE ITS A DYSON SWARM MADE OF SOLAR-POWERED SATELLITES AND ROTATING SPACE HABITATS

>> No.11851854

>>11851842
because a dyson sphere is another type of thing. don't be autistic.
also, anyone mentioning "dyson sphere/swarm" is immediately thrown into the popsci garbage bin

>> No.11851861

>>11851842
Did they ever revisit that Dyson Sphere they found Scotty on in TNG? Seems like a pretty big discovery to just ignore for the rest of the series and multiple movies.

>> No.11851864
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>>11851842
We should build O'Neill Cylinders first to become a space based species and then we can dominate the sun and eventually other stars. But we need to get out of the filthy gravity well first.

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>>11851854
>Freeman Dyson is popsci garbage

>> No.11851871

They probably keep calling it that because they think they know what words mean better than the dictionary does.

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>>11851861
That kind of thing gets handed off to Star Fleet who then sends our science ships to do the long term study. Ships like the Enterprise are for exploration.

>> No.11851877

>>11851867
TIL: Freeman Dyson is a popsci sphere/swarm

>> No.11851882

>>11851867
WOOOOAH DUDE!! WHY DON'T WE JUST BUILD A FUCKING DYSON SWARM?? IT'S SO OBVIOUS

WE CAN HARNESS ALL THE ENERGY OF THE SUN
THE
FUCKING
SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT DID YOU SEE KURZGESAGT'S VIDEO ON DYSON SPHERES??? WHY ARE WE NOT WORKING ON THIS RIGHT NOW????

>> No.11851885

>>11851867
I mean, pretty much everything in futurist speculation like that is. It’s fun to think about, but not really relevant beyond entertainment.

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>>11851882
>KURZGESAGT

>> No.11851925

>>11851890
yes, that's the joke

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>>11851925
>yes, that's the joke

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I would give my left nut to see you all burned alive

>> No.11853731

>>11851842
because every point appears roughly equidistant from the center

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>>11851842
How does encasing the sun with dyson vacuum cleaners achieve anything?

Is it because it can survive in a vacuum?

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>>11851925
>Yes that's the joke