48: Mercury
All our energy comes from Mercury nowadays, and in this episode we explain how that's even more insane than it sounds.
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Show Notes
In this episode you get up to speed on two centuries of Mercury colonisation, from the first BepiColombo missions, to having all Earth's energy coming from the reflector shields installed on the planet's surface. We discuss why robots are heavily involved, what global cooling is, and what happens when Venus gets in the way. Or Mars… or some other planet. Oh, and we learn the pros and cons of using Gravity Belts!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:26 - Introduction
01:42 - Borneo Nose Monkeys
02:49 - Mercury
19:06 - Listener Email
22:21 - Gravity Belts
26:14 - Outroduction
26:34 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk