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Megastructures: Flat Earths

Our planet is so enormous that it can often appear flat to those living on it, as time went on and we determined it was a sphere, many still chose to assume it was a flat disc. While this notion is outdated, it is possible to construct an artificial planet as a discworld, and such worldbuilding shapes may have some advantages over a sphere. In this episode we will examine a number of Flat Earth models and some variations on the theme, and see what advantages and disadvantages they have, along with the challenges in constructing them

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  • Originally Aired November 29, 2018
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created December 4, 2018 by
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