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- shapesalad2
- un-eating for me is 2nd best, Sending a fax is 1st.shapesalad
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- And a Colombian farm boy says, 'That is why they feel so warm on the inside.'Wordsworth
- Being a denizen of the underworld will do thatNairn
- Why Fahrenheit and Celsius?Akagiyama
- That's the interesting goat fact, I guess.Wordsworth
- utopian3
Kardashev Scale
The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy it is able to use. The measure was proposed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in 1964.
Type I
Technological level of a civilization that is "close to the level presently attained on Earth, with energy consumption at ≈4×1019 erg/sec" (4×1012 watts).[1] Currently, the civilization of Type I is usually defined as one that can harness all the energy that falls on a planet from its parent star (for Earth–Sun system, this value is close to 1.74×1017 watts), which is about four orders of magnitude higher than the amount presently attained on Earth, with energy consumption at ≈2×1013 watts. The astronomer Guillermo A. Lemarchand stated this as a level near contemporary terrestrial civilization with an energy capability equivalent to the solar insolation on Earth, between 1016 and 1017 watts.Type II
A civilization capable of harnessing the energy radiated by its own star—for example, the stage of successful construction of a Dyson sphere or Matrioshka brain —with energy consumption at ≈4×1033 erg/sec.[1] Lemarchand stated this as a civilization capable of using and channeling the entire radiation output of its star. The energy use would then be comparable to the luminosity of the Sun, about 4×1033 erg/sec (4×1026 watts).Type III
A civilization in possession of energy at the scale of its own galaxy, with energy consumption at ≈4×1044 erg/sec.[1] Lemarchand stated this as a civilization with access to the power comparable to the luminosity of the entire Milky Way galaxy, about 4×1044 erg/sec (4×1037 watts).Kardashev believed that a Type 4 civilization was impossible, so he did not go past Type 3. However, new types (0, IV, V, VI) have been proposed.
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- anyone know where i can download the full pdf?AQUTE
- so written 50 years after thge supposed events. thats like me writing about fucking andy warholtrooperbill
- ^ actually over 500 yearsGnash
- < this is basically the Coptic version ‘ask the 8-ball’Gnash
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- i still want the pdfAQUTE
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- sarahfailin1
- invaluable informationshapesalad
- Good way to spend a night in jail with a baton up your keisterfuturefood