Re: APOD: The Sun Rotating (2020 Aug 19)
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:04 pm
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Dyson was thinking it would be unstable. His vision was of large orbiting solar panels. But there was no controlling what sci-fi authors did with the concept.BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:46 pm Like the Ringworld it would be unstable, methinks. What was Dyson thinking! It would never work.![]()
I was joking of course, which I often am even when I don't include an emoji.Cousin Ricky wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:33 pmDyson was thinking it would be unstable. His vision was of large orbiting solar panels. But there was no controlling what sci-fi authors did with the concept.BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:46 pm Like the Ringworld it would be unstable, methinks. What was Dyson thinking! It would never work.![]()