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DaveC426913
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I came across this pie-in-the-sea concept:
(Obviously, the pictured structure would be extremely susceptible to complete catastrophic failure, having no apparent internal means of water-tight seals to prevent complete implosion. Which is why you'd more logically build a city in tube-and pod fashion, full of bulkheads.)
Setting aside the materials requirement for a moment, consider such a very large open space structure - city-sized - large enough that it experiences quite a pressure gradient from top to bottom.
Would a sphere be the optimal shape? Or would you get something ... I don't know ... inverted pear-shaped?
(Obviously, the pictured structure would be extremely susceptible to complete catastrophic failure, having no apparent internal means of water-tight seals to prevent complete implosion. Which is why you'd more logically build a city in tube-and pod fashion, full of bulkheads.)
Setting aside the materials requirement for a moment, consider such a very large open space structure - city-sized - large enough that it experiences quite a pressure gradient from top to bottom.
Would a sphere be the optimal shape? Or would you get something ... I don't know ... inverted pear-shaped?
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