Building a Dyson Sphere

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The Most Iconic Feature of a K2 Civilization

Since the defining characteristic of a Kardashev 2 civilization is the fact that it uses all the energy of its parent star. There needs to be a way to collect all that energy. We mentioned in a earlier post about one of the solutions is a Dyson Sphere or a Dyson Swarm.

The YouTube channel Kurzgesagt has many very interesting videos on distant future technology. About a year ago they did a very good video explain the basics. Check out the video below.

How to Build a Dyson Sphere from Kurzgesagt

About Attila

Attila has been an avid science fiction fan since elementary school. Now spending the last 20 years in the IT profession is going back to the joy of writing. In thinking about the distant future some of the technical concepts he is exploring is shared on the K2 Musings blog.