Building a bridge to the stars

Could I, purely in quantity of material only, build a solid bridge to a star?

Ignore anything like strength, relative motions of systems, that is all taken care of, using lalalaicanthearyouium - this is not remotely based in any actual science.

All I want to know is whether there is enough material for a decently powerful race to build a solid bridge spanning actual light years from things they have lying around nearby, i.e. a solar system, a couple of stars - but not a whole cluster or galaxy.

The bridge should be along the lines of the classic film trope - "it looks like metal, but it's not any material we've seen before, Bob!" - that sort of solid.

Although using iron held together with lalalaicanthearyouium would also be fine if there is enough iron lying around. "My God, Bob, it's just iron ... but how can that be?!?"

posted almost 9 years ago

Whelkaholism‭

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