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I think an important part of our humanity is our ability to laugh. I literally laughed when I read the question, because of the absurd impracticality of it. That's an important part of the answer.

On the other hand, it's true that a purely text-based medium like a comment doesn't have room for a lot of nuance. So for the sake of clarity, I will say that it was a good question. We should always look for ways to use new discoveries to our advantage. Let's just stick to things which are possible, like Dyson spheres, and leave the impossible for science fiction.

See also https://what-if.xkcd.com/1/.




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