Paul Mecurio
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Yeah. Okay. Give me another one. There we go. My name is Ross. I live in Madison, Wisconsin. Could dark energy, whatever it is, be the mechanism behind the big squeeze? As an analogy, consider a magnetic field. It comes out of one pole, folds back on itself, goes into the other pole. Imagine this magnetic field being the fabric of space-time relationships. Is that something about dark energy?
Yeah. Okay. Give me another one. There we go. My name is Ross. I live in Madison, Wisconsin. Could dark energy, whatever it is, be the mechanism behind the big squeeze? As an analogy, consider a magnetic field. It comes out of one pole, folds back on itself, goes into the other pole. Imagine this magnetic field being the fabric of space-time relationships. Is that something about dark energy?
Okay. When were we, this is Christopher from St. Louis, when were we looking into the cosmos for possible Dyson spheres? What criteria are we using to tell the difference between a Dyson sphere and something else?
Okay. When were we, this is Christopher from St. Louis, when were we looking into the cosmos for possible Dyson spheres? What criteria are we using to tell the difference between a Dyson sphere and something else?
To create something larger.
To create something larger.
Because it's not large enough or because it can't hold? Because it's not large, it's not, it's like. The stars are so much bigger than their planets. Have you seen the garbage bags that Costco sells? You put one of those around a star. Come on, guys.
Because it's not large enough or because it can't hold? Because it's not large, it's not, it's like. The stars are so much bigger than their planets. Have you seen the garbage bags that Costco sells? You put one of those around a star. Come on, guys.
You don't even need it at that point. It's like, what are you trying?
You don't even need it at that point. It's like, what are you trying?
Right. What the hell are you doing?
Right. What the hell are you doing?
Why are we trying to create the energy? You know what?
Why are we trying to create the energy? You know what?
And you can be a nerd, you can be a geek, you can be an enthusiast.
And you can be a nerd, you can be a geek, you can be an enthusiast.