A Dyson sphere ought to radiate like a hot poker in the infrared.
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From: Andrew Wheeler <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list SF-LIT <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 1998 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: Dyson Sphere
>Justin D Ray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>Depends on what you mean by "wasted", doesn't it? As it is, the sun makes
>an
>>excellent big-ass lighthouse beacon for our solar system. If a starfaring
>>alien race was looking for other life, they would probably never find a
>solar
>>system where the sun was completely boxed in.
>
>You've just given one of the great traditional reasons for _creating_ a
>Dyson Sphere. Depending on what's out there, we might not want them to be
>able to find us...
>
>
>Andy Wheeler
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