This is why we need to build a Dyson Shell

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LJK — 12/20/2005 5:44:32 PM (archived)

A solid shell will have the equivalent of 5 billion Earths in terms of land area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_sphere

Even a Ringworld will give us a lot more room.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworld

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We are 6,500,000,000 humans on this planet, today (n/t) - Raoul - 12/19/2005 9:03:44 PM
- WAY TOO MANY (n/t) - DFM - 12/20/2005 7:12:07 PM
  - re: Why's that? - Raoul - 12/20/2005 9:39:31 PM
    - "The Earth could sustain 16 Billion humans or more..." - David F Mayer - 12/21/2005 2:24:43 PM
      - re: "100 Billion" - Raoul - 12/21/2005 6:30:59 PM
        
        Total nonsense. - David F Mayer - 12/30/2005 4:07:53 PM
        
        re: A matter of distribution - Raoul - 12/30/2005 7:01:20 PM
        
        WRONG!!!! A matter of LAND! (n/t) - DFM - 1/1/2006 5:11:41 AM
        
        A very interesting game and discussion site - LJK - 12/21/2005 9:11:31 PM
        
        Civilisation has left its mark on our genes - LJK - 12/23/2005 2:21:58 AM
  - Yup, beat me to it (n/t) - RNE - 12/20/2005 7:20:09 PM
- Hey,....who farted? (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 12/20/2005 8:21:22 AM
  - This is why we need to build a Dyson Shell - LJK - 12/20/2005 5:44:32 PM
    - No enclosing the Earth's population in a shell until everyone stops farting. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2005 6:40:45 PM
      - re: No enclosing the Earth's population in a shell until everyone stops farting. - LJK - 12/20/2005 7:12:18 PM
        
        Don't do that. You'll let all the vacuum in. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2005 2:05:06 AM
        
        re: Don't do that. You'll let all the vacuum in. - LJK - 12/21/2005 2:45:43 AM
        
        good, there's no way I'm giving up burritos. - podrock - 12/21/2005 5:35:06 AM

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