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How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
A Kurzgesagt animated explainer on how humanity could build a Dyson sphere, a swarm of structures capturing the sun's energy. It covers using Mercury's materials and a step-by-step construction approach.
HN links it as a nice intro to what a realistic Dyson swarm would require, and as a companion to megastructure discussions.
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