On 21-9-2018 9:39, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 9/21/2018 3:33 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 6-8-2018 23:15, Mike Horvath wrote:
>>> An old scene, but I've been sprucing it up in preparation toward 
>>> uploading it to the Object Collection. I can't remember if it's to 
>>> proper scale however. Also I'm thinking there may be a little too 
>>> much cloud cover.
>>>
>>
>> A reminder about Banks Orbitals in comparison to the traditional 
>> Ringworld.
>>
>> https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/4845ef5c4ca7c
>>
>>
> 
> Seems a lot cozier than a ringworld. Only 42 billion people!
> 
> 

It has many advantages over a ring and in The Culture universe created 
by Iain M. Banks, orbitals are very popular.

-- 
Thomas

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