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ShadoWolf t1_jdwsggb wrote

Reply to comment by GI_X_JACK in Would building a Dyson sphere be worth it: We ran the numbers. by filosoful

ya you break down mercury for components. Or use stellar lifting to directly pull iron and other elements from solar plasma .. This is all a 100% do able.. it just a multi + generational project with current technologies. And it get a lot easier with functional fusion and AI systems

Its also a natural progression of something we are going to want to do anyway.

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GI_X_JACK t1_jdwunhz wrote

>ya you break down mercury for component.

So you need to launch a space ship, that can land on mercury, then mine it, then launch that back into space. Then process that into building materials and construct that where?

None of the tech to do that exists.

> functional fusion

Fusion electricity is a pipe dream itself, but that is far far far closer to reality, and 50/50 that winds up working at some point.

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