ShadoWolf t1_jdwlorr wrote on March 27, 2023 at 6:52 PM

Reply to comment by Kahoots113 in Would building a Dyson sphere be worth it: We ran the numbers. by filosoful

to get a full dyson sphere as depicted by freeman dyson.. and not the pop sci-fi version of a solid sphere shell. Would still likely require as dismantling mercury for raw materials .. that or we get really ambitious and try for stellar mass lifting and mine Sol directory for materials

InGenAche t1_jdx8rm3 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:20 PM

My thought was Mercury. We could scoop out material from the dark side leaving the Sun facing side as a shield and just drop the panels as it orbits.

Minibeave t1_jdzxouo wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:47 PM

Venus is the answer here.

https://youtu.be/fVrUNuADkHI