how to build a dyson sphere, across 60 oom

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lightcell energy

plot & spectrum

left · curve
the curve the left plot rides.

powers of ten · zoom

center · scale
backend: --
10^0 m rung 0/0
equations slot
click to zoom out (or shift-click to zoom in); arrow keys = step rungs.

outcome · sankey

right · ledger
equations slot
where the energy ends up at this rung.

slide-rule — the scaling law along the deck

rung 00 · --
power
--W
size
--m
mass
--kg
$/W
--$/W
$ total
--$
% gdp
--%
kardashev
--K