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Ringworlds and habitability on other planets This is the second part of a question here that I've broken up because they are two very distinct problems. Assuming a perfectly stable ringworld: Assume a more traditional flat ringworld that is not quite so massive (Niven's first description was of one only a kilometer thick & the mass of Jupiter)... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Stable ringworld interactivity with other solar system objects I thought of two questions regarding ringworld structures in solar systems with results I can't assume, so I will try to describe each (assume stability): If a (toroidal) ringworld were massive enough, bodies or planets nearby would orbit it in a spiral fashion along its length, as opposed to in di... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Non-relativistic FTL is trivial. Why are spaceships mostly pretty small? In space-trading games like Escape Velocity, Elite: Dangerous & others, cheap FTL exists, but lags in other advancements results in a playable environment that is politically fractured and not a post-scarcity utopia. Pilots can even manage a profit margin trading mundane materials (like water) just a... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |