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Re:Nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic [v... by nitrogen on Friday January 08, 2021 @01:11AM (#25682034)
The amount of energy required to send something into the sun is quite high. It's not like driving 93 million miles, you have to change the orbit of the waste away from Earth's orbit.
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Re:Nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic [v... by godelski on Friday January 08, 2021 @01:24AM (#25682107)
I didn't say it was a good idea, but that's what people mean. Although it isn't unreasonable to imagine space elevators and slingshots a few thousand years from now.
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