The Ultimatum: Mining the Sun? Yes, I am not Kidding

[Phi for All]

I don`t mean to rob the hydrogen from sun only to gather energy. There might be other possible usage awaited to be discovered.

 

I'm still partial to just using it as is. If you have a really big radiating furnace of energy, you should huddle around it and keep warm.

 

How about a Dyson Sphere?

[ydoaPs]

How about a Dyson Sphere?

There's not enough solid mass in the solar system for that. We can, however, put solar panels on buildings and/or transition to solar roadways.

[Phi for All]

There's not enough solid mass in the solar system for that.

 

I agree the whole sphere is implausible. It would need to start out as a ring anyway. We could grab asteroids of the right size and makeup, and send them moving to where we need them. Drones can convert the raw materials into a working unit that couples with the rest of the ring by the time it eventually gets there.

 

Hey, remember that in this scenario we have the technology to go scoop H from the sun. We're friggin' awesome, dude.

[MigL]

Niven's 'Ringworld' ?

[Nicholas Kang]

Well, I think my thought was somewhat a crazy idea. By the way, From all of your comments and ideas, I admit I loss the game. I don't mean to irritate the moderator to warn me or posting a moderator note. Thanks.

[Phi for All]

Well, I think my thought was somewhat a crazy idea. By the way, From all of your comments and ideas, I admit I loss the game. I don't mean to irritate the moderator to warn me or posting a moderator note. Thanks.

 

This is a great attitude to have. Most ideas don't work out, that's why we discuss them.

 

And you didn't "lose" anything. You gained understanding. And you're handling having your idea turned inside out very well, which means you aren't irritating anyone. It's only irritating when people insist they're right after ten people show them why they're wrong.

[Nicholas Kang]

My last question, do you think it is totally impossible to mine the sun? Or maybe possible but only less than 1% probability?

 

The topic should have ended here. I really feel unwillingly to just leave the post. A feeling that had never being experienced in my lifetime.

 

Thanks for teaching me new knowledge and experience. I love Science!