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Old 06-26-2023, 04:13 PM   #246 (permalink)
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It's an engineering problem.

The Boring Company can probably tunnel through solid ice like it's ...butter?

An entire arcology structured as a solar thermal collector could float in a meltwater lake on the ice sheet. With a Thorium reactor in it's belly to keep the lights on.
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