h a l f b a k e r yIt might be better to just get another gerbil.
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
|
|
|
JupiterShell
Use asteroid and other material to build a shell around Jupiter | |
This shell would be engineered to exist at a distance from Jupiter so that the gravity generated from the mass of the shell combined with Jupiter's gravity would yield ~1g. If the sphere were completed, it would yield one huge world with the familiar 1g gravity to which we are accustomed. Then, to
provide energy and a return on the initial cost, gasses could be mined from Jupiter's atmosphere, possibly by extending pipes down from the shell.
[link]
|
| |
Did you do the math for the strength of the material? I didn't do the calculation, but it looks to me like this is a scheme smilar to the rotating rings (Larry Niven etc.) that require incredible strength. |
|
| |
Who would have the motivation to JupiterShell out all the money needed to create this thing? Anyone? Anyone? |
|
| |
I agree, Needa; the cost would be Astronomical. |
|
| |
It has an advantage over ringworlds etc. in that it wouldn't need to be rotating. |
|
| |
I have a better idea. You still get a shrimp though! |
|
| |