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Goldilocks

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Goldilocks space is like "my breath immediately turns solid in the shade and my body is turning to charcoal in the direct sunlight"

You need a giant buffer of atmosphere to help average the temperature a bit. Maybe some kind of large rock with a dense atmosphere?

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

That or a giant space turtle with elephants holding a flatten rock on it's back.

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

A strong thaumic field slows down the sunlight too. Doesn't change the heat but it's nice to see sunrise pour across the landscape like honey

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But what's holding up the elephants?

[–] C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

WRONG! It is turtles actually. It's elephants alternating with turtles (and then every tenth level is capybaras) all the way down.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They took a mental health / exercise break before they get back in there...

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[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Manatees Very Precious indeed:-)

[–] C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

I stand corrected.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

If you go that way you gotta have at least 8 colors.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

that's not quite right. see that turtle has its own sun and moon chasing it around. and they did the math the sun and moon are superluminal bodies

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The other option is a "barbeque roll" a favourite of sci-fi starships, from authors who have done some homework.

You're basically trying to balance half way up a waterfall.