TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhat exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?message-squaremessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down14
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareWhat exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square171fedilink
minus-squareSaigonauticon@voltage.vnlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoNo you’ve got it backward. The mining is a cover. You look for celestial bodies that require only a small delta-v to redirect to a collision event. It’s a proper hostage situation, once you’ve got the infrastructure to replicate it more cheaply than people can defend against it.
minus-squareTehBamski@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoThis would be a really cool idea for a novel or mini-series IMO.
minus-squareSaigonauticon@voltage.vnlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoOh yeah. I’d consult on that for sure. Tricking Silicon Valley to invest in something that then holds them hostage. Fun plot.
No you’ve got it backward. The mining is a cover. You look for celestial bodies that require only a small delta-v to redirect to a collision event.
It’s a proper hostage situation, once you’ve got the infrastructure to replicate it more cheaply than people can defend against it.
This would be a really cool idea for a novel or mini-series IMO.
Oh yeah. I’d consult on that for sure. Tricking Silicon Valley to invest in something that then holds them hostage. Fun plot.