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Re:Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago by jherico on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @02:18PM (#41570904)
My suggestion is not to blow up the moon, but to launch payloads from earth via nuclear pulse propulsion containing extremely low albedo material, like coal dust, and create an artificial ring that way.
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Re:Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago by GenerocUsername on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @01:08PM (#41582554)
-Future historians were baffled by the extinction of 99% of life on earth after the planet inexplicably became surrounded by a cloud of radioactive soot. Monuments were discovered exclaiming "at least we're not speaking German"
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