I just got a new Dyson sphere and I'm so thrilled!

[leeroysphitz]

It's much quieter than my old one.

[zanne]

1. I'll wait for the end-of-the-season sale. nt

[leeroysphitz]

2. Or try Ebay...

[Boogie]

3. Did Scotty crash his shuttle craft into yet?

Just wait, he will, he often knocks back a few too many on inter-stellar missions.

[Deja Q]

4. Look at the size of those balls!

:wow:

[leeroysphitz]

7. I'm noticing a sort of pattern with your posts hypnotoad....

[Pierre.Suave]

8. you too

He has a theme, for sure.

[TommyO]

5. And just how many solar systems were destroyed

to build your sphere? All of that material doesn't grow on trees! I hope no sentient life forms were on any of the thousands of planets that were shredded to provide the raw material for your new play toy.

[leeroysphitz]

6. Don't worry I'll use CFL light bulbs once the incandesants burn out.

And as far as the multiple solar systems worth of matter that had to be transmuted to build it... well, hey haven't you ever heard of recycling?

[TommyO]

11. OK, you get a pass on it!

Enjoy your new digs.

[Elidor]

9. I'll stick with my Ringworld, thank you very much

Even Dyson admitted it was better.

[leeroysphitz]

10. Yes, if only it were stable without hundreds of thousands of

impossibly efficient hydrogen ram motors poisoning MILLIONS of innocent citizens...

:) Yes I'm a geek.

[krispos42]

12. The Ring World's unstable! The Ring World's unstable!

neener neener NEEN-er!

How about Cylinder World instead? Like a Ringworld, but a lot taller. It would have naturally cooler climes on the top and bottom of the cylinder. Just move five or ten million miles up the rotational axis. Give U-Haul a call...

[Elidor]

26. Shhhhhh...I have some land to sell yet before the truth comes out

:evilgrin:

[chknltl]

13. But beware the FLOOD there Masterchief!

(Halo I and II)

[pokerfan]

21. Ringworlds are less pretentious than Dyson Spheres

Be vewwy vewwy quiet! I hunting bandersnatch!



Isn't it about time to finally put some of Larry's stories on the big screen?

[Elidor]

25. I don't trust Hollywood to do his stories

They will muck it up. Wow, I've never seen a representation of a Pak protector before. It was instantly recognizable nonetheless.

I wish there was a studio that could do the first Ringworld book without making an abomination.

[pokerfan]

27. Yeah, Hollywood would screw it up

but an independent company like Jackson's WingNut Films could pull it off.

The image of the Protector is the artwork from a recent printing. The Protector would be easy to pull off. The Pierson's Puppeteer... not so much.

[Kutjara]

14. Hmmph! I'll bet there's still nowhere to park. n/t

[Cobalt-60]

15. Where will we park the ring or the sphere?

its hard enough to park my buick

[leeroysphitz]

16. Where does a 98 million mile radius sphere park?

Anywhere it WANTS to! :crazy:

[Kutjara]

17. I meant, there'll still be nowhere to park my car on the sphere.

But your's is funny too. :)

[krispos42]

18. Ah, that's your problem. You have to park IN the sphere

So the artificial gravity will hold you to the inside! :-)

[Kutjara]

19. I checked there first, but all the spots were taken.

I thought I'd find a space at the "Park n' Tunnel" on the surface, but that was full too.

[krispos42]

20. (sigh) again?

Here, come here. I'll whack you in the knee with a pipe so you can get a handicapped sticker.

[Kutjara]

22. Unfortunately, a civilization advanced enough to have...

...created a Dyson sphere long ago conquered mere physical incapacity. As a result, there are no disabled spaces.

[Cobalt-60]

23. We need time lord technology

So it can be bigger on the inside than the outside.
I'll call my pal Dalek Thei over at the Tardis chop shop.

[eppur_se_muova]

24. That may impress your neighbors out in the sticks, but all the city folk ...

...are going with Matrioshka Brains these days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrioshka_brain