Re: Interesting concultural ideas

on 6/12/01 17:50, Almaran Dungeonmaster (dungeonmaster@ALMARAN.NET) wrote:

>
> Hey, I have a better idea: why don't we take a sphere, fill it up with mass
> to create the right gravity. Then we set it at a distance from the sun, so
> it receives the correct amount of irrdiation, and we spin it to create a
> day/night cycle. Then we let it orbit the sun at a speed that keeps it
> exactly in orbit. It is somewhat tougher to map than your ring, but a much
> more economical use of surface, since you could use all sides of the sphere.
> Ok, the top and bottom parts will be somewhat less inhabitable, because of
> the wrong irradiation angle, but we could tilt the revolution axis of this
> sphere to compensate for that. It sounds like an ideal shape actually.
> Anyone wish to comment?
>
And we could build the whole thing out of dirt and rocks.

:^P

andy.
adchaney@louisiana.edu