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[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 123 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Wouldn't it be better to use all that obsidian to build nether portals so we can build a public transit system on the bedrock roof?

[–] new_guy@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now that you mentioned public transportation the US will never agree to the project

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The US would sooner build a gigantic obsidian orb than even think of building high speed rail anywhere.

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[–] Addition@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Honestly why don't we have a nether portal transit system already. Server is how old at this point? Smh my head.

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[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or maybe we can feed the homeless obsidian?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure at that size the obsidian eats homeless.

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[–] Hedgehog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 109 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Turns out it'd be a dissapointingly small sphere:

US annual defence budget = $800 billion 2% = $16 billion Obsidian cost per kg = $5 Total kg in budget = 3.2 billion kg Density of obsidian = 2.6 g/cm3 = 2600 kg/m3 Total volume of sphere = 3.2b/2600 = 1230769 m3 Volume of sphere = 4/3 π r^3 Radius = (3V/4π)^(1/3) = 66.48 m

The sphere would only stand at 133m tall, I propose we instead utilise the entire defence budget for a much more skyscraper like 490m tall orb

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 73 points 2 years ago

Nobody said it had to be a solid sphere, how else would you get it to emit the ominous hum without attuning its natural frequency by carefully designing the thickness of the obsidian layer?

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 68 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ignores engineering and construction cost. but we can assume that all people involved would work for free, because its a massive honour

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Obsidian Orb is really Roko's Basilisk. Allowing you to live is your payment for building it.

[–] pokemaster787@ani.social 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well that's assuming it's completely solid and not hollow. Hollow would probably be pretty huge, although the structural rigidity might not be great. Maybe we make a giant obsidian 3D printer and print it at like 10-15% infill.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

An obsidian 3d print is less crazy than you might think. It's essentially rapidly cooled lava.

Need something to hold the lava, then pressurize it to squeeze it through a nozzle that that has attached cooling units.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you just described a volcano.

[–] cram42@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Simple: bucket of lava, bucket of water, repeat.

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[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

You're assuming one year of budget. I take it as 2% per year and something of that size would likely take 10+ years to build out.

[–] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It would also crack instantly. Obsidian's not durable.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 48 points 2 years ago

yeah right. it takes a long time to mine, even with a diamond pickaxe

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Because Obsidian is really fragile. Maybe a bird hits it by accident, shatters the whole thing.

[–] Restaldt@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What if it were egg shaped

[–] Obsidiman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then the bird would probably sit on it I think

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Found the shill for Big Limestone.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My only question is why we didn't build the orb back in the Eisenhower administration when it was most needed.

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Congress had a huge Anti-Ǒ̴̰̘̲̭̿͑̒̒͐̀̋̕͜r̷̡͍̼̹̥̻͖̤̅͑͌̋͌͗b̶̡̛͈̺̬͙̰̙͖̘͔̳̲̦̦͖̄͆̃͂͆͠ caucas after WWII. It's a miracle we got the Ǒ̴̰̘̲̭̿͑̒̒͐̀̋̕͜r̷̡͍̼̹̥̻͖̤̅͑͌̋͌͗b̶̡̛͈̺̬͙̰̙͖̘͔̳̲̦̦͖̄͆̃͂͆͠s we did.

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[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago

Would be a far better use of the 'defense' budget than what they're currently spending it on.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thats funny because more than 2%, more like 40%, of our defense budget is going into a black orb never to be seen again and is completely unaccounted for.

[–] hibsen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I have the feeling that if we shook execs at Raytheon and Lockheed upside down for long enough a fair amount of that would fall out.

[–] SmoochyPit@beehaw.org 18 points 2 years ago

2b2t players:

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just imagine the size we could build if we used all of the defense budget. It's resonant frequency would blow the eardrums of everyone on the West Coast and kill all marine life. One day when I'm presadent...

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think "resonance frequency" means what you think it does.

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[–] 768@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Why would it hum and am I taking this too seriously?

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's the best part - nobody would know!

[–] farent@lemmy.scam-mail.me 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

But even so, if you were wise, you would hum as well.

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[–] BarbecueCowboy@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Large homogenous objects make noise. Most theories i've heard think it's a result of vibration/internal stresses.

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[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Well because it comes out of the defence budget it would be a military installation and therefore the hum is classified

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you're not taking it seriously enough. The number of benefits from this would be immense.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Why wouldn't it hum?

[–] flicker@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Something one might propose to build in Night Vale.

[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Please do not disregard the obsidian sphere in the Night Vale public swimming pool. Make sure to give it all due attention. But not too much attention, so as to make things weird. Too little attention, unfortunately, will also bring about its ire, and we all remember what happened last time. Simply apply the recommended amount of regard to its ominous, strangely comforting hum, as it gently lulls you to sleep.

And now: the weather.

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And eventually someone will spray graffiti really high up somehow

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

Hell yeah, ominous hum!

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

And the best part of all? It looks like a giant rabbit poo! 🐇💩

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