expand to the skies .. a carbon skeleton.. of unprecedented
sizes extending over the cities .. created out of what is abundant in air ..CO2
build in stages ..in situ .. incorporated into the cities ..
to provide both ..transport and housing .. and deliver a decisive blow to the
scourge of global warming ..
carbon hyper-structures .. constructed out of massive chemical
labs designed to capture carbon from the atmosphere
scrubbing the atmosphere of wayward CO2 molecules but
instead of storing it in gaseous or liquid form deposited straight into solid
form
thoroughly integrated construction .. ..extremely flexible
.. tethered .. subdued .. massive scale .. hollow …
tethered .. subdued .. massive scale ..
hollow …
A tunnel
boring machine (TBM) also known as a "mole"..
like a .. "mole"..
a TBM a tunnel boring machine .. that builds tunnels
underground but this time to be used to build ‘tunnels’ over ground ..
a 3-d printing .. a massive 3-d printer .. capable of
extremely detailed pre-planned construction ..
all thought beforehand .. ahead of .. the construction
method ..prescribes it .. determined ..
3-d printing .. carbon to be used in printing .. in atomised form .. turning
CO2 .. into C atoms ..
the question at hand ..is there enough carbon in the
atmosphere to accomplish such a feat .. turn
the tables upside-down ..from a scourge to a blessing
400 ppm CO2 in the
atmosphere. Is that enough?
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Changing the perspective. Radically. An extremely radical change in
perspective.
Translate the figure into .. numbers to accommodate the change in perspective.
Akin to the changed perspective. Calculate. Meet the demands proscribed.
To turn the scourge into a blessing.
dimensions ..of the constructed over-ground tube .. spanning the city
skyline .. an arch from one end to the other several miles long .. enough to accommodate
entire city blocks .. railways .. tube stations .. lift shafts ..
electrical grid ..gas supply .. sewage system .. programmed
to 3-d print in all its details .. to the nearest of all the details required
..
providing the plots to erect abodes .. and all necessary amenities
clip-on ..or even screw-threaded structures to achieve the
utmost cohesion .. wherever its length exceeds determined strength limits ..
thin to avoid obstruction of the skyline .. from below and
above .. strong to withstand the extremes of weather .. impervious to any
damage.. menacing earth elements can force against it ..