TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhat exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?message-squaremessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1123
arrow-up1123message-squareWhat exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square171fedilink
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months agoOh, I know. I’d start up a Dyson swarm to beam sunlight directly to my power plants. That should be possible.
minus-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoSpace based receivers right? Because otherwise that can go badly pretty quickly
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoWell, for space based receivers we’d have to figure out wireless power transfer. Now I’m reminded of the microwave plants in Sim City 2000. And now I want to play Sim City 2000.
Oh, I know. I’d start up a Dyson swarm to beam sunlight directly to my power plants. That should be possible.
Space based receivers right? Because otherwise that can go badly pretty quickly
Well, for space based receivers we’d have to figure out wireless power transfer.
Now I’m reminded of the microwave plants in Sim City 2000. And now I want to play Sim City 2000.