Could a Dyson Sphere Harness the Full Power of the Sun?

Space colonization and traveling through deep space require lots of energy. Could Dyson Spheres offer humanity a nearly unlimited power source?

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“While such a gargantuan undertaking is clearly unfeasible at the moment, it's never too early to start planning! Dr. Stuart Armstrong, a researcher at the University of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, has done just that, forecasting how humanity could one day build a Dyson swarm around the Sun.”
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[solanumtinkr]

Freeman Dyson was talking about a Dyson Swarm, not Sphere. It is common misconception that he meant a solid shell. And orbiting solar panels are not Clarke Tech, we'd just need a full space industry and Ai support for construction.

[evaristegalois]

My vacuum cleaner has a Dyson Sphere inside it

[Master_Therion]

If we ever build one, that would be lit.

[theCodyReeder]

"core of the sun is the same temperature of an exploding hydrogen bomb" well yeah... thats what the sun is.

[FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's fact: There are trees that can grow more than one kind of fruit, and they're called fruit salad trees.

[ardonjr]

Kurzgesagt had this same subject in there video a few weeks ago..

[somashaman]

As has already been commented, but deserves reiteration... Dyson NEVER put forth the idea of a solid shell. The swarm was his vision and is easily doable TODAY, if we could get our collective sh*t together and cooperate. It is truly sad to see the lackadaisical approach this channel has begun to take in it's communication of scientific concepts to the masses, this video being a perfect example of outright misinformation being spread as truth/fact.

[sebastianelytron]

Dyson Sphere: *Maximum Power!*

Shaggy: Hold my beer 🍺

[ourorboros]

so, you guys watched kurzegesagt's video and wanted to make your own?

[seanspartan]

Wow, Tabby's star? Really? That theory was debunked over a year ago.

[comiserif]

2:26
that’s a relief, i definitely thought we had to use 93 million mile-long cables to send the energy back to earth

[kaptain]

This power is nothing compared to Shaggy using .002%. of his power.

[GMPStudios]

It was nice when I watched it 4 months ago in Kurzgesagt

[bjarnes.]

No one will ever say "Lets build a Dyson Swarm right now!", the same as no one says "Lets build a Metropolis Right now!". Both are huge undertakings, that will grow slowly over time.
We currently have no use for the energy output of a whole Dyson Swarm. A few hundred solar Panels in space would be handy though. A few decades later we get more satellites, and a few centuries in and we have a Dyson Swarm.

[RedSoxKal]

Just don’t hail that port on the surface, or the gate will open and a tractor beam will pull you in. Scotty crashed trying to escape it.

[TheyCallMeNewb]

An awesome instalment. I can't even truthfully fathom how much more difficult these 3D reorientations are to create, over those simply 2D, and static on the proscenium. Again, awesome.

[lwocttk]

This channel is getting better and better

[jimmykelly]

Make a Dyson sphere with the swarm method and link together with a grid superstructure. Next, encapsulate entire sphere with massive movable panels that can be opened and closed. Enclose the sphere except where you want the Dyson Sphere to go. Essentially you turn the sphere into a literal STARSHIP! When you reach your location you open the panels on the other side and gradually close the first ones(slowdown) and then once you get to the perfect point you open all panels in all directions(stop). You could bring your whole civilization with you and if you found something interesting and wanted to send probes you couldn’t send them in any direction with the help of solar sails and the fact that you can concentrate the beam hitting the sail to near light speed.

[InfansDeAter]

Morality is subjective. Aliens could follow a different moral code that may not make them evil if they destroy us. Don't falsely label hypothetical beings.

[ordinarydevin]

“Wirelessly transmitting the energy to the earth” so basically what the sun is doing now... 😂👍🏻 scientists