Realism (of a sort)

[DirectorTsaarx]

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Originally posted by Puke:

<snip> would something that big have enough gravity by its bad self without even needing generators, and woud it not take advantage of all the stars gravity and the naturally occuring ring of dust / debris in the stars orbital plain? hmmm...

..and if there is artificial gravity (or a spining ring) could the facilities be built on the inside while resources pile up on the outside?

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Uh, Puke, I mentioned that possibility in my post below - something the size of a ring/sphere world would certainly create its own gravity well, which could drag in all kinds of debris. Not to mention the incredible amount of surface area available to catch meteorites and comets and other space debris.

And while we're on this subject: the "infinite resources" available on naturally occurring planets is just as unrealistic as infinite resources on a ring or sphere world.