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Anybody using a Dyson Sphere to Vacuum ??

to vacuum up stray photons, cosmic rays, etc.??

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_sphere
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It only looks like a sphere through your rose-colored Einstein lenses!
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I use a lightweight HEPA at 1/4 the price.
YMMV.
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Meh. HEPA sucks for neutrinos.
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Roddenberry already dealt with that in TNG.
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Anybody using a Dyson Sphere to Vacuum ?
Can't believe I bit on that one!
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maybe this will make the click worthwhile...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabby%27s_Star
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We felt the effects (our electronics anyway) of a Magnatar 30,000 light years away when it exploded. We felt it in 2006ish.

https://www.space.com/30263-paul-sutter-on-why-magnetars-are-scary.html

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