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RING WORLDS
Apr. 24th, 2016 11:00 amHERE THERE BE LOTS OF INFO ABOUT RINGWORLD MECHANICS.
There are still many competing hypotheses about the full mechanics of how the ringworlds form, but none of them explain everything in enough detail to become a theory. In other words, "we have no idea how the f$&% it works". It just does. And it's weird.
What is know about the ringworlds is that they're created by the use of the hourglass's sand. When all the sand runs out of the top, it the glass begins to rotate and separates from the two discs on either side. Now free, the sand shoots out and grabs nearby asteroids in the belt, using their raw materials to form worlds--although even then, the raw materials don't seem to add up to the whole. These worlds are small but fully realized ecosystems, dramatically appearing overnight and slowly growing over the course of their lifetimes. Each world's lifetime is finite, and their lifetimes vary. When their lifetime is up, the sand deconstructs the world, creating a small sphere covered in rock that shoots off into parts unknown. There's been limited observations of the process, as the sand clouds the skies and prevents observations throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.
It seems that some of these worlds take cues from the inhabitants, with many of the landscapes familiar and reminiscent of their homeworld, Earth. Sometimes, however, they are completely foreign, and no one quite knows why. All that they know is that the worlds seem to be something that they need, usually just as they need it.
The ringworlds are basically like the very upper crust of a planet, complete with mineral veins and caves running through them. Mining is thus far simpler than on Earth, as the deepest of the veins are exposed to the air. It's incredibly convenient.
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There are still many competing hypotheses about the full mechanics of how the ringworlds form, but none of them explain everything in enough detail to become a theory. In other words, "we have no idea how the f$&% it works". It just does. And it's weird.
What is know about the ringworlds is that they're created by the use of the hourglass's sand. When all the sand runs out of the top, it the glass begins to rotate and separates from the two discs on either side. Now free, the sand shoots out and grabs nearby asteroids in the belt, using their raw materials to form worlds--although even then, the raw materials don't seem to add up to the whole. These worlds are small but fully realized ecosystems, dramatically appearing overnight and slowly growing over the course of their lifetimes. Each world's lifetime is finite, and their lifetimes vary. When their lifetime is up, the sand deconstructs the world, creating a small sphere covered in rock that shoots off into parts unknown. There's been limited observations of the process, as the sand clouds the skies and prevents observations throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.
It seems that some of these worlds take cues from the inhabitants, with many of the landscapes familiar and reminiscent of their homeworld, Earth. Sometimes, however, they are completely foreign, and no one quite knows why. All that they know is that the worlds seem to be something that they need, usually just as they need it.
The ringworlds are basically like the very upper crust of a planet, complete with mineral veins and caves running through them. Mining is thus far simpler than on Earth, as the deepest of the veins are exposed to the air. It's incredibly convenient.
**MORE LATER
