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Megastructures: Flat Earths
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Our planet is so enormous that it can often appear flat to those living on it, as time went on and we determined it was a sphere, many still chose to assume it was a flat disc. While this notion is outdated, it is possible to construct an artificial planet as a discworld, and such worldbuilding shapes may have some advantages over a sphere. In this episode we will examine a number of Flat Earth models and some variations on the theme, and see what advantages and disadvantages they have, along with the challenges in constructing them.
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Credits:
Megastructures: Flat Earths
Episode 162, Season 4 E48
Writers
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Daniel McNamara
Darius Said
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Producer:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics Team:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Mike Munt of Apogii http://www.apogii.uk
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Narrator:
Isaac Arthur
Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com
Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Dracovallis, "Black Sacrifice" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/
Chris Zabriskie, "The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" http://chriszabriskie.com
Kai Engel, "February" https://www.kai-engel.com/
Serena Elis, "Science" https://soundcloud.com/serenaelis
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