How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 40 тис.

  • @kurzgesagt
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  • @ianroach8119
    @ianroach8119 3 роки тому +19244

    "did you do it?"
    "Yes"
    "What did it cost?"
    "Mercury"

    • @ulisesdover9124
      @ulisesdover9124 3 роки тому +1779

      Earth: Mercury may die, but it's a sacrifice... _I_ am willing to make.

    • @memes4life118
      @memes4life118 3 роки тому +632

      WHAT DID YOU DO TO MERCURY

    • @ashleighdavies7009
      @ashleighdavies7009 3 роки тому +329

      I come back to this video sometimes just for this comment

    • @Luis1597Fatal
      @Luis1597Fatal 3 роки тому +160

      RIP mercury

    • @Angryconsumernerd
      @Angryconsumernerd 3 роки тому +71

      Sometimes Kurzgesagt make the dumbest videos like this one . No civilization would go to the trouble of making a dyson sphere when you can just make a computer to simulate the universe and the simulated occupants of said universe would never grow old , be sick or die ...that is why we don't detect Aliens because they shed biology long ago .

  • @Bellumbeck271
    @Bellumbeck271 3 роки тому +5110

    "Where is Mercury?"
    "Gone. Reduced to mirrors."

  • @ThinkAmMe
    @ThinkAmMe 11 місяців тому +1017

    Great tutorial! Been having trouble building these recently. I think ive got the hang of it now

    • @zoobadad3584
      @zoobadad3584 10 місяців тому +15

      Lol

    • @flein2519
      @flein2519 9 місяців тому +9

      lmfao

    • @sassymcsassy2953
      @sassymcsassy2953 9 місяців тому +27

      That's why the power bill dropped okay thanks bro

    • @Imagine_Beyond
      @Imagine_Beyond 9 місяців тому +21

      When I was building one at home, I had an issue with transporting the energy produced over long distances. No need to worry, this video was a great tutorial explaining how mirrors could be used to reflect the sun light to the collectors. It is a great school project. I fully recommend it. lol

    • @Concrete-df4vv
      @Concrete-df4vv 8 місяців тому +11

      Wow I just suck at building one than. Got a D for the project. I was able to explain the process but I was not being 247% efficient with my power.

  • @oxydra
    @oxydra 2 місяці тому +147

    Hi guys! I am from the year 5024 and this tutorial helped me build the dyson sphere. It works

    • @divinedragon17
      @divinedragon17 29 днів тому +1

      hi hope my descendant see my comment here

    • @AnonAnon-bm2sl
      @AnonAnon-bm2sl 27 днів тому +1

      Hi oxydra from 3000 years in the future!

    • @Whitehatstudios
      @Whitehatstudios 24 дні тому +2

      Hey, did my indie animation ever become a real thing??? Please tell me! I’m gonna start animating soon!

    • @Draconicfish2679
      @Draconicfish2679 2 дні тому

      Wow! Can’t believe it only took us 3000 years to figure it out! What’s Humanity going for next?

    • @AnonAnon-bm2sl
      @AnonAnon-bm2sl День тому

      WHAT THE(_______ ____)

  • @2809JK
    @2809JK 4 роки тому +5415

    "Hey Grandma. What happened to the 8th planet?"
    "We strip mined it out of existence"

  • @insanityking5008
    @insanityking5008 3 роки тому +2022

    “Grandpa! We learned about all 7 planets today!”
    *Me on the verge of tears* “Good for you grandson.”

    • @BlueEngland
      @BlueEngland 3 роки тому +220

      We should promote Pluto so we still have 8 planets

    • @cosmichorizon3273
      @cosmichorizon3273 3 роки тому +92

      @@BlueEngland sadly pluto does not pass the test of becoming a planet

    • @CosmicNexus_
      @CosmicNexus_ 3 роки тому +249

      @@cosmichorizon3273 then let’s add mass to it lmao

    • @maxgoose1994
      @maxgoose1994 3 роки тому +110

      @@CosmicNexus_ haha asteriod go boom, oh look now Pluto has a larger mass and it's big enough to be a planet instead of a dwarf!

    • @cosmichorizon3273
      @cosmichorizon3273 3 роки тому +64

      @@CosmicNexus_ smart boy, but we’ll need to be a type two civilization to do that. So lets wait for a hundred thousand years for that,hell maybe a million due to politicians

  • @erjavi2948
    @erjavi2948 Рік тому +73

    7:26 "our attention is too often focused on short-term political gains and conflicts that will not matter in the long run"
    THIS phrase is why I think humanity should be leaded by scientist and intellectuals, people that is actually interested in progress and see the big picture

    • @Mr.Sprockets
      @Mr.Sprockets 4 дні тому +1

      The most passive agressive way I've ever seen anyone protest war and strive for peace😂

    • @dangergames5113
      @dangergames5113 День тому

      I think one of the vaults was like that in fallout. It didnt go well

    • @wall-e6010
      @wall-e6010 19 хвилин тому

      100%

  • @ThatOneGuy-lv2kw
    @ThatOneGuy-lv2kw Рік тому +43

    Mercury: "I'm scared of nothing."
    "But that thing..."
    *Dyson Sphere*
    *_"It scares me."_*

    • @NicoTheTrapper7
      @NicoTheTrapper7 3 місяці тому

      1 like and no comments? Not anymore
      Mighty impressive that Mercury wouldn't be afraid of the sun... but the Dyson Sphere?
      It better be praying.

  • @hazri8758
    @hazri8758 4 роки тому +25325

    I think Kurzgesagt are a group of time travelers from the future and they've been telling us how to survive.

  • @FrizzleLamb
    @FrizzleLamb 4 роки тому +2334

    **teleports behind Mercury**
    Earth: Nothing personal, kid.

  • @redact7577
    @redact7577 Рік тому +271

    Thank you for this guide! I made my own at home and the results have been very positive so far!

  • @smokescreen100
    @smokescreen100 8 місяців тому +152

    As a time traveler, this video is absolutely correct. Very impressive

    • @TarrareyoutubeOF
      @TarrareyoutubeOF 5 місяців тому +3

      No

    • @wooper259
      @wooper259 5 місяців тому +6

      ​@@TarrareyoutubeOFyes

    • @mikemoore9092
      @mikemoore9092 2 місяці тому +2

      Have mars and venus been terraformed

    • @smokescreen100
      @smokescreen100 2 місяці тому +7

      @@mikemoore9092 Eh, sort of. We destroyed them for natural resources and transfered them to habitable planets

    • @seanarmstrong5684
      @seanarmstrong5684 29 днів тому +1

      how can I time travel?:)

  • @fulcrum-118
    @fulcrum-118 3 роки тому +3907

    Kurzgesagt : Do you wanna know how to build a Dyson Sphere?
    Me, a teenager, eating boiled potatoes with ketchup and Mountain Dew at 3am : Yes, I do.

    • @daf6332
      @daf6332 3 роки тому +128

      I'm supposed to be doing gcse chemistry work, so I guess I'm not too off topic, right?

    • @bevvy.bee9
      @bevvy.bee9 3 роки тому +28

      I can smell a potential Jojo reference

    • @fulcrum-118
      @fulcrum-118 3 роки тому +109

      @@bevvy.bee9 Get the fuck off my lawn.

    • @Dockboy-ie4yu
      @Dockboy-ie4yu 3 роки тому +19

      You boiled potatoes at 3am

    • @fulcrum-118
      @fulcrum-118 3 роки тому +72

      @@Dockboy-ie4yu Boiled them twice, because I was stupid enough to cut them partially raw, and had to boil them AGAIN.

  • @zaronwriter4891
    @zaronwriter4891 4 роки тому +14632

    theoretical physicists: its not just possible, its easy
    engineers: am i a joke to you

    • @marcelcarlito844
      @marcelcarlito844 4 роки тому +492

      Maybe building it is easy but you have to safe the energy you can just put it into a power grid

    • @namakuraihan3382
      @namakuraihan3382 4 роки тому +195

      Wee need Robotic engineers

    • @RegularFish2
      @RegularFish2 4 роки тому +225

      Those poor designers

    • @randomrandomness4193
      @randomrandomness4193 4 роки тому +425

      Getting the attention of big companies for funding megastructures. That is the hardest part

    • @arakemi1080
      @arakemi1080 4 роки тому +214

      Saving resources from being wasted on bombs that the higher ups use to destroy eachother

  • @spregged7231
    @spregged7231 6 місяців тому +41

    When I was a little boy and I learned about solar power I often would think about how pointless it was to have solar collectors on the ground when we could just have them in space! Even better if we could have them around the sun itself! I never had a word for describing this until I was in high school when I came across the idea of Dyson spheres I got disappointed it wasn’t an original idea but also super happy someone else thought of it too and became super curious about far-future technologies ever since! Dyson spheres are my favorite!

    • @Draconicfish2679
      @Draconicfish2679 2 дні тому

      I mean, I think it would still be an original idea, because you came up with it on your own. Sure, somebody came up with it before you, but you weren’t copying them, you just happened to have the same idea.

  • @ampoulgon8716
    @ampoulgon8716 Рік тому +137

    Its insane to think back to when I first saw this and was blown away by some of these pretty shots of the swarm, only to come back now and see it as almost unprofessional compared to what they make now. Insane. Lovely video, keep up the amazing work. :)

    • @josho7138
      @josho7138 9 місяців тому +5

      Imagine what this channel will look like in ten years

    • @What_A_Great_Dude
      @What_A_Great_Dude 3 місяці тому

      ​@@josho7138Imagine what this channel will look like after we built a Dyson Sphere.

  • @zgnily_rzurekyt830
    @zgnily_rzurekyt830 3 роки тому +2771

    Plot twist: he’s an alien giving us a tutorial

  • @Grandflea02
    @Grandflea02 3 роки тому +1122

    Planets in the solar system:
    1980: 9
    2020: 8
    3020: 7

  • @livinglettuce1545
    @livinglettuce1545 Рік тому +21

    I remember a couple years ago I had a paper due for a paper in English class. It had to be about something that doesn’t exist yet but one day could. I remembered watching this video before and was immediately inspired to write about a Dyson sphere. 100% on the paper - thanks Kurzgesagt!

  • @bettercalldelta
    @bettercalldelta Рік тому +38

    Thanks! Finally a useful and fun DIY project. Power bills have been getting more expensive lately and this seems like a perfect solution.

  • @risdorc
    @risdorc 2 роки тому +4970

    "MOM, PHINEAS AND PHERB ARE SENDING GIANT MIRRORS TO THE SUN!"

    • @camdynmitchell37
      @camdynmitchell37 2 роки тому +22

      Lol

    • @krio1267
      @krio1267 2 роки тому +119

      and tommorow everybody goes to proxima centauri

    • @lunaticranger6532
      @lunaticranger6532 2 роки тому +69

      But where is Perry.

    • @victorhuerta4600
      @victorhuerta4600 2 роки тому +135

      @@lunaticranger6532 Meanwhile, Perry the Platypus is off trying to stop Dr. Doofenschmirtz from siphoning the solar energy to power his inators so he never has to go to the store to buy batteries ever again. Mua-ha-ha-ha.

    • @casus9837
      @casus9837 2 роки тому +13

      underrated comment

  • @MelodieOctavia
    @MelodieOctavia 5 років тому +1023

    How to build a Dyson swarm.
    First, you're gonna need a planet you don't want...

    • @ExEBoss
      @ExEBoss 5 років тому +59

      Or a whole bunch of asteroids.

    • @bukanchannel8365
      @bukanchannel8365 5 років тому +8

      We just want earth, and probably mars

    • @96ace96
      @96ace96 5 років тому +104

      @@ExEBoss Nope. Mercury is many orders of magnitude more massive than all the astroids in the solar system. There isn't enough astroids to make a full Dyson swarm, and they're too far away regardless. Mercury really is the best solution.

    • @Seedzification
      @Seedzification 5 років тому +11

      @@bukanchannel8365 ya know that jupiter and saturne protect us from stray asteroids

    • @VorganBlackheart
      @VorganBlackheart 5 років тому +67

      > Be Mercury
      > Sweat profusely

  • @M3dicayne
    @M3dicayne 4 місяці тому +7

    Played it through already! Was big fun and still is. But my Dyson Swarm was a bit short-lived and the solar sails vanished after approx. 30 Minutes. So I used them to create a sphere.
    Thank god, I have the resources of not only a planet but a whole galaxy to exploit.
    But the Dark Fog seems pretty interested in my doing as well... Nasty little buggers.

    • @boomer150
      @boomer150 3 місяці тому

      Amen brother, keeping the swarm off my resource outposts gets annoying. I am currently constructing a HUGE Dyson sphere around a type O star (blue super giant) I got the frame in place but making and launching the millions and millions of mirrors are going to take forever.

  • @subemelaradio3027
    @subemelaradio3027 8 місяців тому +10

    "if you're like us and enjoy using the power of science to determine absurd ways to destroy stuff you might want to hear how you can come up with something like that yourself" truly awesome quote

  • @StrangeLittleGarden
    @StrangeLittleGarden 4 роки тому +2448

    "If we don't destroy ourselves.."
    gotta love the honesty

    • @sarvashaktimaan7106
      @sarvashaktimaan7106 4 роки тому +29

      That one hit where it hurts.

    • @LocalRando_
      @LocalRando_ 4 роки тому +3

      @@sarvashaktimaan7106 XD

    • @AlexA-bn2rf
      @AlexA-bn2rf 4 роки тому +4

      That's where the video stops. We all know that's gonna happen :D

    • @adipratama15januari
      @adipratama15januari 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, if we don't commit such world war iii

    • @shebahammy
      @shebahammy 4 роки тому +1

      HandMade By Holly I just herd it when I looked at this

  • @DanielSambar
    @DanielSambar 5 років тому +3134

    _Sponsored by Dyson_

    • @agnieszkaneumann8903
      @agnieszkaneumann8903 5 років тому +46

      When you had a good comment idea but then someone took it...

    • @icecream6256
      @icecream6256 5 років тому +11

      One day, it will

    • @lorax6001
      @lorax6001 5 років тому +4

      Why are you following me

    • @obionedogan
      @obionedogan 5 років тому +22

      The Tyson Sphere! Sponsored by Mike Tyson. Get inside and have the shit beaten out of you! If you order in the next 5 minutes you get 2 for the price of one!

    • @coolhorsey9253
      @coolhorsey9253 5 років тому +3

      I wanted to use that joke xd
      Saw u on Pyrocynical's channel

  • @h.a.9880
    @h.a.9880 Рік тому +59

    I wonder, would it be possible to use such mirrors to focus more sunlight on, say, Mars to heat it up and thus helping to terraform it? Kinda like a huge magnifying glass.
    I mean, we'd only need to set up some sort of protection against radiation and solar storms, somehow create an atmosphere and get enough water on Mars to make it habitable...

    • @wannabewumpus1167
      @wannabewumpus1167 10 місяців тому +6

      ooh ooh! laser mars until it has a molten core to make a magnetic field, (i think that’s why it doesn’t idk i’m not doing research rn) and then radiation isn’t an issue :D
      obviously this is a joke but it’s funny to think about

    • @DecimatorVideos
      @DecimatorVideos 8 місяців тому +3

      Kurgesztat has a video on your idea, sort of

    • @Pablo-yd6gc
      @Pablo-yd6gc 5 місяців тому +1

      You're just repeating the info from a different kurzgesagt video, pretending like it's an original idea to get likes

    • @h.a.9880
      @h.a.9880 5 місяців тому

      @@Pablo-yd6gc No one with half a brain gives a shit about likes.

    • @calebquintana5724
      @calebquintana5724 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Pablo-yd6gcyour just throwing out assumptions for absolutely no reason

  • @johngao2485
    @johngao2485 Рік тому +4

    6:45 great detail that mercury got partially destroyed rip

  • @MrC0MPUT3R
    @MrC0MPUT3R 5 років тому +586

    *YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS*

  • @tengojuevos907
    @tengojuevos907 5 років тому +1878

    Sounds easy
    I'll help out this weekend

    • @skinna9126
      @skinna9126 5 років тому +79

      bro i dont think Dyson is hiring rn

    • @alwinchacko7018
      @alwinchacko7018 5 років тому +46

      skinna I got my resume ready just in case

    • @41-Haiku
      @41-Haiku 5 років тому +27

      ​@@skinna9126 Damn, imagine if Dyson actually helped create a Dyson sphere. I mean, they're making a car, and no one expected that.

    • @RedshiftRiderrs
      @RedshiftRiderrs 5 років тому +7

      ahh gees...this weekend?? i got this.....thing.....i cant make it

    • @zal9706
      @zal9706 5 років тому +25

      I’m in! My father is hitting up Venus tho, I’ll see if I can stop by Mercury to set my bag down

  • @mong145
    @mong145 Рік тому +4

    4:00 hexagon is the bestagon

  • @TurtleShroom3
    @TurtleShroom3 Рік тому +26

    As one man once noted, the problem to building a Dyson Sphere is two-fold:
    1. If it doesn't spin, the slightest nudge will imbalance it and it will collapse.
    2. Spinning it stops the problem of imbalance. However, centrifugal force for something the size of the sun will apart.

    • @o2Hayden
      @o2Hayden 7 місяців тому +9

      But the whole video focused on a Dyson Swarm, not a Dyson Sphere. If its a swarm, then it doesnt need to spin, it would simply need to orbit which we know how to do. So you couldn't "nudge" a Dyson Swarm because its not a single object.

    • @babatundepopoola7184
      @babatundepopoola7184 6 місяців тому +1

      it's main focus was on dyson swarms not an entire structure. he already explained what would happen if it was a dyson sphere stucture.

  • @tusharrr26
    @tusharrr26 5 років тому +1223

    Mercury : Am i a joke to you?

    • @user-yi5ik6kv1n
      @user-yi5ik6kv1n 5 років тому +28

      People : Yup!

    • @ToxicFlight
      @ToxicFlight 5 років тому +2

      Of course not

    • @skinchen
      @skinchen 5 років тому +4

      @SatanicBeige [SB] lol

    • @Tech_Traveler
      @Tech_Traveler 5 років тому +38

      Your sacrifice will be remembered and your legend will be told for eons. Nao die.

    • @dasstigma
      @dasstigma 5 років тому +21

      Humanity: Nope, a serious stepping stone.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 роки тому +12826

    We were born just in time to speculate whether or not humanity can achieve this level of technology

  • @hamzamotara4304
    @hamzamotara4304 8 місяців тому +7

    I just want to thank your entire team for making informative and entertaining videos. I truly support your mission.

  • @sjstudiosrobloxvideos5182
    @sjstudiosrobloxvideos5182 Рік тому +9

    2:57
    A bird dies
    "Nah, we'll not care about it!"

    • @xirate7091
      @xirate7091 Рік тому +1

      thats precisely whats going to happen :)

  • @poopoo8748
    @poopoo8748 2 роки тому +3741

    You ever realize how amazing a kurzgesagt style survival game would be

  • @just_about_everything
    @just_about_everything 2 роки тому +14194

    I can just imagine people protesting the Dyson Structure to save mercury lmao

    • @terrarian7910
      @terrarian7910 2 роки тому +1215

      impossible... how does he speak the future

    • @Dannybythebanana
      @Dannybythebanana 2 роки тому +2909

      I legit saw a comment complaining that removing Mercury would "fuck up astrology and mess up our star signs and zodiac readings"

    • @Rose-yx6jq
      @Rose-yx6jq 2 роки тому +620

      I came from the future just to let you know you are completely right. But they were out voted and it is very similar to this. But that really old show Star Trek is a very good representation of what we do in the 24th century.

    • @BIB247
      @BIB247 2 роки тому +714

      @@Dannybythebanana ahh yes The zodiac readings definitely rely on mercury

    • @terrarian7910
      @terrarian7910 2 роки тому +51

      lmao

  • @GreatFernicus
    @GreatFernicus Рік тому +7

    Anyone who finds these sorts of things fascinating and likes factory-automation style games absolutely must play Dyson Sphere Program, it’s a gorgeous game and illustrates so many of these principles well

  • @neithandartsculpture
    @neithandartsculpture 7 місяців тому +5

    I would totally play a game with this style and music and Kurzgesagt graphics including all these things like black hole bombs tethers stellar engines and Venus and Mars terrraforming. The music designer also needs a raise it’s god tier

    • @SilverIV
      @SilverIV 5 місяців тому +1

      There’s another comment mentioning a game called “Dyson Sphere Program”. It’s about building a Dyson sphere (shockingly). I don’t know if there’s other stuff like tethers or black hole bombs or anything about it really, but I thought to mention it anyway.

  • @Kaliphate
    @Kaliphate 4 роки тому +1294

    Earth giving a speech to all the planets
    "some of you may die, (eyes mercury) but that's a risk im willing to take"

  • @amirhassan7887
    @amirhassan7887 5 років тому +4470

    Elon Musk : *watches video*
    Also Elon : *im buying mercury*

    • @TheMaster5059
      @TheMaster5059 5 років тому +117

      Kevin Godec honestly would be amazing and he would be the man to want to get something like this started lul. Love ya Elon

    • @Jcknight7996
      @Jcknight7996 5 років тому +108

      Not gonna lie really wish he'd do this. It could be the start of all this epic shit

    • @anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248
      @anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248 5 років тому +9

      *dies* oops, wrong one.

    • @sakshamjain7984
      @sakshamjain7984 5 років тому +46

      But who is the seller 😂

    • @syndan9245
      @syndan9245 5 років тому +29

      @@sakshamjain7984 god

  • @Phirebirdphoenix
    @Phirebirdphoenix 10 місяців тому +2

    this is possibly my favorite video on the internet. I keep coming back to watch it again. it's like a fairytale for the future

  • @xazii
    @xazii 11 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for this quick tutorial. I'm excited to get started with this fun project.

  • @edoardopaulin5533
    @edoardopaulin5533 4 роки тому +484

    Mercury: exists
    Earth: I diagnose you with dead

  • @Horny_Fruit_Flies
    @Horny_Fruit_Flies 5 років тому +794

    The bird death rate in this particular video is exceptionally high.

    • @czajkowski2352
      @czajkowski2352 5 років тому +6

      lol

    • @pyeitme508
      @pyeitme508 5 років тому +6

      Agree!

    • @Victor-mi2py
      @Victor-mi2py 5 років тому +1

      there is supposed to be only 1 reply here

    • @SirDiamondNips
      @SirDiamondNips 4 роки тому +1

      It's all in the name of progress...

    • @leoui1085
      @leoui1085 4 роки тому +1

      What about all of the atomic bombs going of in ever other video?

  • @eodkiel
    @eodkiel 2 місяці тому +2

    My D&D campaign bouta go crazy!

  • @licnex
    @licnex 8 місяців тому +3

    Bro be out here lecturing type 2 civilisations

  • @lasttarrasque6223
    @lasttarrasque6223 3 роки тому +1364

    "not some of it, ALL OF IT!"
    thats the most human statement in existence

  • @kingkjoy3955
    @kingkjoy3955 3 роки тому +1142

    Mars: Hey Earth, have you seen Mercury? I didn't see him in his last orbit.
    Earth: What about Mercury? Oh he's just... orbiting a bit closer...

    • @pauleire2523
      @pauleire2523 3 роки тому +7

      😅

    • @r.jguerra5526
      @r.jguerra5526 3 роки тому +5

      🐒

    • @jagadishgospat2548
      @jagadishgospat2548 3 роки тому +9

      Underrated comment.

    • @Wasserkaktus
      @Wasserkaktus 3 роки тому +11

      I think harvesting asteroids would be probably better, but then again, Mercury has an immense, undisputed "advantage" in terms of proximity.

    • @kingkjoy3955
      @kingkjoy3955 3 роки тому +4

      @@Wasserkaktus Proximity and ease of access, mining astroids would require many different calculations each time and are much harder to her considering they even come close enough

  • @mistadomino
    @mistadomino 4 місяці тому +3

    Truly loved this episode!
    More on how we might build mega structures please!

  • @DotKom01
    @DotKom01 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for the tutorial! Every step is very throughly described and easy to follow. Just finished my ringworld so I'm excited to start powering it!

  • @getschwifty3614
    @getschwifty3614 5 років тому +722

    People: Mercury will be destroyed if we build a Dyson sphere.
    Scientists: a small price for salvation

    • @mechanicpluto2430
      @mechanicpluto2430 4 роки тому +45

      Did you build a Dyson Sphere?
      *Yes.*
      What did it cost?
      *Mercury.*

    • @yellowghost5199
      @yellowghost5199 4 роки тому +1

      MechanicPluto24 lol

    • @howdydoody6057
      @howdydoody6057 4 роки тому +34

      I mean how many of us would actually be bothered if the planet was completely mined to the core to the point where it's unrecognizable? I mean obviously if it had life it would be a different story, but if the planet itself is dead then it truly is a small price to pay.

    • @thamasteroneill
      @thamasteroneill 4 роки тому +22

      @@howdydoody6057 It's just sitting there, screwing up Newtonian physics.... I as a classical Newtonian definitely think we should get rid of Mercury.

    • @howdydoody6057
      @howdydoody6057 4 роки тому +5

      @@thamasteroneill Never heard of that but it adds another reason to get rid of it! More then worth it for unlimited energy.

  • @Polandball1138
    @Polandball1138 4 роки тому +1860

    Mercury: exists
    Elon Musk: *It's free real estate*

  • @martinp3169
    @martinp3169 3 місяці тому +3

    Back in my day, we had a sun: a big glowing ball flying above the earth

  • @debadityanath4398
    @debadityanath4398 Рік тому +1

    this is the first video i am watching on your channel, and absolute hats off to the animation and explanation

  • @famouscryp4130
    @famouscryp4130 4 роки тому +811

    Humans: Exist
    Poor Mercury: Why do I hear boss music

    • @steampunkastronaut7081
      @steampunkastronaut7081 4 роки тому +17

      I think you mean "Metal-rich Mercury" B)

    • @putrarwa7759
      @putrarwa7759 4 роки тому +5

      Looks like they need some... freedom :)

    • @franky8340
      @franky8340 4 роки тому +7

      We will miss you mercury

    • @ADMICKEY
      @ADMICKEY 4 роки тому +1

      @@franky8340 the planet or the element

    • @HITMAN.No.61
      @HITMAN.No.61 4 роки тому +1

      It's just Mercury, no one's gonna realize it's gone if they don't get told

  • @ninja250r2008
    @ninja250r2008 5 років тому +787

    Step 1 - Convince all govermnents that the sun has nuclear weapons and isn't afraid to use them.

    • @sudonim7552
      @sudonim7552 5 років тому +128

      Just tell the United States that there's oil on the sun.

    • @fine1298
      @fine1298 5 років тому +58

      @Proger13 10just tell europe there are muslim immigrants in the sun

    • @brandonvelde5774
      @brandonvelde5774 5 років тому +38

      @Proger13 10 *Just tell Australia there is Vegemite in the Sun*

    • @dh4817
      @dh4817 5 років тому +4

      HAHAHAHAHA I love this

    • @mapopi-mm
      @mapopi-mm 5 років тому +13

      Just tell Brasil there is soccer in the sun

  • @jacobtorrey1317
    @jacobtorrey1317 Рік тому +2

    This is so entertaining that I’ve probably watched this over 50 times over 3yrs

  • @adhamabuirtaimeh7410
    @adhamabuirtaimeh7410 Рік тому +5

    I'd like to see a civilization type game with kurzgegasts graphics with all these gameplay elements they talked about like Dyson spheres Terra forming and things like that

  • @verynormalcactus
    @verynormalcactus 2 роки тому +1047

    Humans: hardly made any progress on reaching mars
    Him: disassemble mercury

    • @XTR_NEELAN
      @XTR_NEELAN 2 роки тому

      Reached 69 likes

    • @lol-sp4rv
      @lol-sp4rv 2 роки тому +8

      He says the defendants of humanity

    • @caijuu7775
      @caijuu7775 2 роки тому +23

      The point of the video is that disassembling Mercury would make reaching Mars that much easier

    • @urbainleverrier1
      @urbainleverrier1 2 роки тому +2

      @@lol-sp4rv LMAOOOOO I JUST CHOKED ON MY FOOD

    • @user-kg2lp8jz2r
      @user-kg2lp8jz2r 2 роки тому +1

      @@XTR_NEELAN now the other funni number

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement 5 років тому +1983

    I love how the video is portrayed as some kind of town creator game. XD

    • @shiviste7611
      @shiviste7611 5 років тому +49

      Awfully similar to spore

    • @ratbat1072
      @ratbat1072 5 років тому +25

      Or your generic clicker tycoon

    • @vladimirirkhin
      @vladimirirkhin 5 років тому +8

      There were some references to starcaft II too!

    • @kc-lz8gs
      @kc-lz8gs 5 років тому

      that's the point but ok

    • @GravitySpec
      @GravitySpec 5 років тому +12

      Go check out Factorio. See you in a few months. :D

  • @TimedCours3
    @TimedCours3 11 місяців тому +2

    Thanks. I will try to build one tomorrow

  • @jetstreamsam3020
    @jetstreamsam3020 11 місяців тому +2

    if these guys were world leaders some crazy advancements would be made

    • @Riciliz
      @Riciliz 8 місяців тому

      German world order
      (Kurzgesagt is German)

  • @Alpha-xi9oz
    @Alpha-xi9oz 3 роки тому +1038

    Kurzgezagt: Milk is complicated
    Also Kurzgezagt: Building a Dyson Sphere is easy!

    • @secretunknown2782
      @secretunknown2782 2 роки тому +40

      Also kursegast : terraforming Venus is easy

    • @arthpatil3619
      @arthpatil3619 2 роки тому +15

      Better word might be simple

    • @itzzausty
      @itzzausty 2 роки тому +19

      Yeah, but have you SEEN milk though? WHat the hell even is that stuff! I say we add a type 4 civilization and the criteria for the is to understand and harness the true power of... M I L K

    • @secretunknown2782
      @secretunknown2782 2 роки тому

      Why we don’t put solar panels on mercury instead of destroying mercury to build dyson sphere

    • @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow
      @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow 2 роки тому +5

      @@secretunknown2782 Because solar panels are very short-lived compared to the timespan it will take us to harnes all the energy needed for interstellar space travel. Solar panels are not as efficient as we think :) They're still heaps better than fossil fuels at not destroying our planet, but it's still not good enough for very, very big energy generation. I've got my sights set on nuclear fusion, but that needs to be properly funded and isn't really at the moment.

  • @hitzcritz
    @hitzcritz 5 років тому +12214

    Just tell the US that there's oil there, easy.

    • @matthiasburtrum9524
      @matthiasburtrum9524 5 років тому +647

      That was an excellent joke

    • @aureavita8653
      @aureavita8653 5 років тому +1023

      Guess they need some... DEMOCRACY

    • @flo8720
      @flo8720 5 років тому +155

      Exactly.

    • @dekoldrick
      @dekoldrick 5 років тому +602

      Sounds like space needs some freedom!

    • @OutSideTheBoxFormat
      @OutSideTheBoxFormat 5 років тому +73

      Wow there's no shortage of ignorance in the comments. US has more oil than the middle east.
      Educate yourself so you won't look so foolish on a public forum.

  • @superluminationgd
    @superluminationgd Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the tutorial! I will now start building! 👍

  • @FF12500
    @FF12500 8 місяців тому +1

    thanks now ill make a dyson sphere step by step

  • @thevibe2985
    @thevibe2985 5 років тому +590

    The animation on this video was absolutely amazing.

    • @hamza-chaudhry
      @hamza-chaudhry 5 років тому +16

      When is it not?

    • @vukvidanovic8276
      @vukvidanovic8276 5 років тому +10

      It's always like that are you new to the channel?

    • @Sargitarius100
      @Sargitarius100 5 років тому +22

      @@hamza-chaudhry I think he's talking about this specific video. I've been watching for 2 years and as far as I remember the animations on this one were the best of all the videos I've seen

    • @thevibe2985
      @thevibe2985 5 років тому +1

      Vuk Vidanovic well if you've been watching since the beginning you'd know how much they have to spend on animation and because they have a bigger budget now, the animation is also better. It seems like you have not been watching since the beginning.

  • @herculesatan4514
    @herculesatan4514 4 роки тому +1126

    Mercury: *Exists.*
    Earth: “Hippity hoppity, you’re now my property.”

  • @El.Duder-ino
    @El.Duder-ino 4 місяці тому +1

    This is truly and amazing channel & project, thank u folks!

  • @GET-rubuxByNotclickingOnmylink
    @GET-rubuxByNotclickingOnmylink 9 місяців тому +1

    thanks for the tutorial ill build it straight away.

  • @doubleoof7907
    @doubleoof7907 4 роки тому +1732

    imagine if humans in the future try to build a dyson sphere, the sunspots on the Sun combine to form the words:
    “You need the *Utopia DLC* in order to perform this action.”

    • @johnlikestables
      @johnlikestables 4 роки тому +138

      Wait for the steam sale it's all good

    • @seebloxfun4530
      @seebloxfun4530 4 роки тому +74

      Lol a Stellaris Player .............They have to unlock the megastructure perk too

    • @bChuraful
      @bChuraful 4 роки тому +50

      Earth: Buys DLC with Jupiter’s credit card

    • @willoliver9036
      @willoliver9036 4 роки тому +3

      **dies**
      Game is copyright EA

    • @doubleoof7907
      @doubleoof7907 4 роки тому +4

      Emily Hart assuming you built 1 each second, it would take you more than 31,709,791,983,764,586,496 years.
      EDIT: You mentioned _10_ octillion instead of 1, so the real answer is 3.17097919837645832e+20 years.

  • @CalculatinGenius
    @CalculatinGenius 5 років тому +500

    thanks for the tutorial ill definitely use this

  • @6hZc5
    @6hZc5 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the step by step!!!

  • @telluri5199
    @telluri5199 Рік тому

    oh my god, thank you soo much, I finally finished my dyson sphere, your a life saver!

  • @vex4360
    @vex4360 3 роки тому +424

    I like how the whole video was animated like a civilization building game.

    • @darcyfitzgerald1441
      @darcyfitzgerald1441 3 роки тому +28

      if this was an actual game i would 100% play it

    • @mrnobody6577
      @mrnobody6577 3 роки тому +16

      @@darcyfitzgerald1441 stellaris is pretty much like this

    • @monkeydigs6696
      @monkeydigs6696 3 роки тому +1

      oh looks its you again

    • @aharanr2833
      @aharanr2833 3 роки тому +1

      yup they made it look so charming in a very creative and appealing way!

    • @dipanwitamandal7289
      @dipanwitamandal7289 3 роки тому +4

      ERROR : Dyson Sphere requires : [DYSON SPHERE]

  • @StevenGoris
    @StevenGoris 2 роки тому +1761

    It’s almost as is Mercury was placed there on purpose, it’s so perfect…

    • @AlexanderPR2
      @AlexanderPR2 2 роки тому +164

      Coincidence? I think not.

    • @rogerm567
      @rogerm567 2 роки тому +18

      Yeah great fought so we can become a 1.9 civilization in the next few hundred years

    • @rogerm567
      @rogerm567 2 роки тому +15

      What do I mean by a type civilization well on the kardashev scale you can go from 1 to 4 type 1 civilization's control their whole planet type II civilization control there star and their whole planetary system type 3 civilization control their whole galaxy and all of its black holes except the super massive black hole at the center Type 4 civilization can control multiple galaxies some scientists think there are type 5 civilization's that control galaxy clusters or superclusters or their whole Cosmic backyard ultimately there might be a type Omega civilization that controls the whole universe and possibly this type of civilization might be the creators of this universe for reasons beyond our own comprehension maybe they were bored this experiment has been telling us interesting things it's what we think of civilizations is sort of correct there Arno civilizations of type 3 and Beyond near the Milky Way and this is something pretty interesting knowledge that you can chew on if you read this whole thing so you got a little bit smarter from reading this reply

    • @rogerm567
      @rogerm567 2 роки тому +8

      @@AlexanderPR2 okay but why don't you look at my replies

    • @ziggyzoggin
      @ziggyzoggin 2 роки тому +18

      spooky

  • @evihofkens9530
    @evihofkens9530 9 місяців тому +1

    This can be THE solution to our problems here on Earth - no more wars over energy, endless energy without building big metal things that move only if there is wind etc...

  • @dustyarain
    @dustyarain 10 місяців тому

    Aaaah! thanks mate. All i needed was this how to guide. I will get on to start building my dyson sphere...

  • @thestudentofficial5483
    @thestudentofficial5483 5 років тому +921

    Lv1 Coal
    Lv35 Nuclear
    Lv99 Dyson sphere

    • @llanfairpwlgwyngyll7331
      @llanfairpwlgwyngyll7331 5 років тому +110

      Id say more like this.
      Lv1 Muscles
      Lv10 Fire
      Lv15 Coal and oil
      Lv23 Nuclear reactor
      Lv35 Renewable power (Modern Humans)
      Lv50 Fusion reactor
      Lv99 Dyson sphere (Green aliens)
      Lv999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 Black hole furnace (Probably what Google is using)
      Lv-1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 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"The earth is flat"

    • @isthatjay4724
      @isthatjay4724 5 років тому +11

      this number doesnt make me feel good

    • @muzmi1234
      @muzmi1234 5 років тому +66

      That's how mafia work

    • @slavetrader1489
      @slavetrader1489 5 років тому +8

      No Lvl 75 is the sphere that can harvest the power of an entire galaxy. And Lvl99 is where you can harvest the power of an entire universe.

    • @hitfromcs
      @hitfromcs 5 років тому +21

      Thats how humanity works

  • @thesenate9564
    @thesenate9564 2 роки тому +2163

    I love how they presented it like a civilization strategy game. I would love it if they made one, with most of their scientific teachings as occurences in the game, like after getting enough resources you could build a dyson swarm, etc. Kinda like Spore.

    • @dogwaffles
      @dogwaffles 2 роки тому +134

      Check out Dyson Sphere Program. It's pretty much this video as an automation game.

    • @ardasoydan9394
      @ardasoydan9394 2 роки тому +67

      not the same but in stellaris you can build a dyson sphere and do much more, its a fun game

    • @AdmiralKarelia
      @AdmiralKarelia 2 роки тому +26

      @@ardasoydan9394 matter decompressor + foundry ecum = fleets for days

    • @ekremaslan8068
      @ekremaslan8068 2 роки тому +19

      It could be a game based on how fast we can destroy the given universe(s) starting as life forms comparable to bacterias

    • @thestancissmith2818
      @thestancissmith2818 2 роки тому +16

      Stellaris

  • @TheL.L
    @TheL.L Рік тому +2

    I love this channel sooooo much I'm a die hard fan I really enjoy the style and I'm building a space civilization in lego while watching

  • @tatortot_king3292
    @tatortot_king3292 11 місяців тому +1

    Is it just me or is the background music an absolute banger

  • @li8ning453
    @li8ning453 3 роки тому +2277

    I wish I could live long enough to see humans build a dyson sphere

    • @lthereader5670
      @lthereader5670 3 роки тому +123

      Maybe you will?

    • @unknowneclipsepiller8204
      @unknowneclipsepiller8204 3 роки тому +25

      That doesn't seem like a good idea

    • @unknowneclipsepiller8204
      @unknowneclipsepiller8204 3 роки тому +61

      Immortality I mean it isn't a good idea

    • @lmlmd2714
      @lmlmd2714 3 роки тому +36

      So did a lot of the creatures building the dyson sphere in the vid.... *splat*

    • @willmartin2552
      @willmartin2552 3 роки тому +174

      Too late to explore the earth; too early to explore space; just in time to fix all of the problems

  • @aaaaastr0man584
    @aaaaastr0man584 3 роки тому +922

    Congratulations!
    You reached "Atomic Age"
    Energy +500
    *Likelihood of Annihilation +35%*
    Oof.

    • @thesandwich7151
      @thesandwich7151 3 роки тому +15

      Thats gold, heres a like. Least I can do

    • @onebowlofRicey
      @onebowlofRicey 3 роки тому +3

      Wow. Don't tell me this entire city is gonna blow.

    • @kennethmclean2408
      @kennethmclean2408 3 роки тому +5

      I wonder what happens at 100% likelihood of annihilation

    • @thesandwich7151
      @thesandwich7151 3 роки тому +7

      @@kennethmclean2408 I don't actually know, maybe total nuclear annihalition? Black hole experiment gone wrong. Extinction?

    • @Calvinioli
      @Calvinioli 3 роки тому +1

      @@kennethmclean2408 To expand the likelyhood of annihilation we would be expanding our technology and expanding the populations to different planets, galaxies, etc. making 100% likelyhood near impossible, but if something happened at a large enough scale it could be plausible.

  • @realStoneBone
    @realStoneBone 8 місяців тому +2

    thanks for the tut. it worked for me! 10/10 explanation! :D

  • @anppu
    @anppu 5 днів тому +1

    Thank you sir, I was just about to start building one. Now I have this useful knowledge

  • @oris9329
    @oris9329 5 років тому +875

    7:03 "It's such a simple process."
    *whoa whoa whoa hold it right there buddy*

    • @flerfbuster7993
      @flerfbuster7993 5 років тому +141

      *brb gonna build a dyson sphere in my backyard*

    • @thegoose1005
      @thegoose1005 5 років тому +9

      @@James-le8gd just wait until the redditors come to this comment section. Get ready for your notifications to break because of the amount of R/woosh replies.

    • @denpaguy3495
      @denpaguy3495 5 років тому

      @@thegoose1005 We can only wait...

    • @Monochromicornicopia
      @Monochromicornicopia 5 років тому +1

      @Oriana Shi
      He meant "simple [to understand]"

    • @thanhphucnguyen8436
      @thanhphucnguyen8436 5 років тому +1

      I think they need money to make it
      (Sr, my english so bad)

  • @POPDG00
    @POPDG00 5 років тому +760

    The title makes it seem like a DIY guide

    • @DiaJasin
      @DiaJasin 5 років тому +17

      @J H Elon musk

    • @cumsucker616
      @cumsucker616 5 років тому +2

      J H Elon Musk

    • @cerulean22b69
      @cerulean22b69 5 років тому +11

      well it is, it will be very useful for my interstellar science fair project, wish me luck.

    • @cumsucker616
      @cumsucker616 5 років тому +2

      Kryssie Mango good luck!!

    • @plant5875
      @plant5875 5 років тому +1

      wow im the 100 like

  • @angyboi7969
    @angyboi7969 Рік тому +1

    Dude the Dyson swarm not only solves problems listed but also the complete obstruction of all sunlight

    • @paulelderson934
      @paulelderson934 3 місяці тому

      You only block it out if you use 100% of the star's energy.
      A Dyson swarm wouldn't block out the sun. A tiny fraction of the sun's energy would likely be enough until we can expand to other stars.

  • @mtndew5394
    @mtndew5394 Рік тому

    Ahhh to be able to live long enough to see something like this accomplished.... what a dream.

  • @syn5570
    @syn5570 2 роки тому +2678

    i can imagine building the dyson sphere would be much easier than resolving conflicts we have right now.

    • @sw1tch327
      @sw1tch327 2 роки тому +26

      What technological limitations can you think of that prevents us from creating some type of partial Dyson swarm from mining with robots mercury and launching satellites/collectors to beam down energy and accelerate the process?

    • @Unethical.Dodgson
      @Unethical.Dodgson 2 роки тому +96

      @@sw1tch327 The abysmal efficiency, recyclability, and maintenance of solar panels and the difficulties we would also have with capacity when it comes to storing that power.
      On the one side. We might not need huge capacity if we can solve the problems with Solar energy. Solar Panels lose efficiency as they heat up and their efficiency is rather shit to begin with. But if we could develop solar technology that would allow us to control how much energy we take-in, whenever we need it. Then we wouldn't need to have an incredibly advanced energy infrastructure.
      That said. Without that advancement. We need a good way to direct as much solar energy into the energy grid for storage for when it's needed. Batteries are essentially already at their best efficiency that we can actually get them. There's pretty much a chemical limit. So we can't just make a super-grid of batteries. They're expensive, volatile, inefficient for our purpose etc.
      Super capacitors have the problem of having even less efficiency than batteries but they can output charge much faster. Not really fit for purpose.
      Perhaps we'd find ways to use any excess energy that we harvest when it's not needed and pump it into a mechanical system that would allow us to convert later on.
      I'm spitballing here but yeah. There's a boatload of issues with just receiving the energy. Let alone setting up the infrastructure that builds the thing.

    • @sw1tch327
      @sw1tch327 2 роки тому +8

      ​@@Unethical.Dodgson Well if you watched the video it covered that when it said to use mirrors. With that much power we can use kugleblitz batteries (maybe). And we can just not store whatever energy we don't need and use what we can and then we have a very high demand for energy storage

    • @Andrewtr6
      @Andrewtr6 Рік тому +8

      Honestly, most people would rather focus on space travel than current problems because it's easier and more interesting. There's a reason there are hundreds of sci-fi shows but none about feeding the homeless.

    • @scepts
      @scepts Рік тому +5

      @@sw1tch327 sorry to necro here, but my concert is he said mirrors to direct to a place. If that place is on earth then we are going to fry the earth before the end. Even if we dont, if the mirrors have a glitch that much energy focused in one place could demolish any city (magnifying glass and ant). So we focus on an object in orbit, how do we get that energy here? We don't have a way to efficiently transmit energy across space. Right now the only way they can think of is lasers, and again with that much energy a bad actor could demolish a city. There is also a massive amount of energy lost to the atmosphere and then again with solar. The mirrors have to be able to direct in unison to a point. How are we going to do that? Not to mention it has to get into orbit, but the mirrors will act as solar sails. If we use the force of those to keep it in orbit then we run into the issue of sun spots. Then how do we rotate the mirrors to remain focused on earth? Can't be gas we would run out on the mirrors before long. Maybe some gyroscope, but we would have to have billions of satellites working in unison

  • @mickeydiesel4556
    @mickeydiesel4556 5 років тому +186

    I really want a Kurzgegagt “build a Dyson sphere” video game

    • @filipskrzypczak3197
      @filipskrzypczak3197 5 років тому +6

      Me Too It Would Be *GREAT*

    • @kurzgesagt
      @kurzgesagt  5 років тому +45

      ok.

    • @qbatar7427
      @qbatar7427 5 років тому +1

      @@kurzgesagt That would be nice!

    • @enderlegasov
      @enderlegasov 5 років тому

      @@kurzgesagt I'm gonna write a sci-fi horror comic book series that will have dyson spheres, wormholes, and strange planets. I'm sure you'll love it! I hope I'll be setting a new standard for sci-fi.

    • @mickeydiesel4556
      @mickeydiesel4556 5 років тому +1

      Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell lol😂😂😂

  • @ParadoxRein
    @ParadoxRein Рік тому

    Thanks for the tutorial, will be using later

  • @asolanola6939
    @asolanola6939 11 місяців тому +2

    Bro just gave us a plan to turn into OP stuff

  • @marklloyd110
    @marklloyd110 3 роки тому +809

    *_“Hey Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today.”_*

  • @JarrodsTech
    @JarrodsTech 5 років тому +437

    Finally, the instructions I need to get building!

    • @sahinyasar9119
      @sahinyasar9119 5 років тому

      Why earth still dont have a rail gun space launcher?
      And is anyone have a name for this?
      electromagnetic rail gun space launcher is too long for write

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech 5 років тому

      @@benlin7426 I'm all over 😎

    • @reddimus11
      @reddimus11 5 років тому

      satellite slide

    • @EctoMorpheus
      @EctoMorpheus 5 років тому

      @@sahinyasar9119 probably because our atmosphere is too thick and the speed required to launch things would burn them up I guess

    • @davidtitanium22
      @davidtitanium22 5 років тому

      @@sahinyasar9119 1. earth gravity is stronger than mercury
      2. The atmosphere is also thicker
      3. Launching stuff to space with such a scheme would take a crazy high starting velocity since the acceleration is lost the moment the ship left the gun.
      4. it would take a really long rail gun or large amount of energy to achieve such starting velocity, not to mention how the ship will survive such velocity

  • @amicrowave3580
    @amicrowave3580 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for the guide! I'll try this right now!