In this scenario, we aren’t trapped in the dome. There are openings and doors, so we can get out, cycle in fresh air, etc.
Is this a viable solution to way to avoid the effects of climate change? Would it be cooler in the dome? Would there be any negative repercussions? Would clouds form inside the dome? Could it rain in the dome? Would the rain be more toxic than usual because car fumes wouldn’t dilute as well? Could outside lightning break the dome if it got struck? Would there be a single point in the dome that the sunlight would be directed to that everyone would just have to avoid, else they just burst into flame?
Sorry but I have so many questions about this. Apparently there was a show about the situation, but all I remember is that it wasn’t very good. Hank from Breaking Bad was in it.
- intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) English48•1 year ago
You’ve heard of the greenhouse effect right? And how it’s named after greenhouses? You know what a greenhouse is? A glass building.
Those domes would be like ovens inside.
- 1chemistdown ( @1chemistdown@kbin.social ) 15•1 year ago
{taps forehead} Not if we blacken out the sun
- 667 ( @667@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
You jest, but this is the idea behind Dyson Spheres.
- dylanmorgan ( @dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ) English12•1 year ago
A Dyson sphere is a sphere surrounding a star to capture all the solar energy of that star. People live on the inside of the sphere.
- 667 ( @667@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
Conceptually I mean some structure large enough to do something with respect to a star. Yes, it is different literally, but not in the sense I was trying to refer.
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English17•1 year ago
Yeah, it would definitely rain inside the dome.
Source: my dad. He was in the Air Force, and once worked in a giant aircraft hangar that was big enough to accommodate an airship. He told me that the hangar had its own “weather”, and conditions inside the hangar were announced like weather forecasts.
That was only one hangar. Even though it was uncommonly large, it wasn’t nearly as big a city block.
On an unrelated note, I wonder how long it would take the inside of the dome to get filthy from things like exhaust.
- Dubious_Fart ( @Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml ) English6•1 year ago
That big stupid hotel in Dubai with the poop trucks also had cloud (and possibly rain?) form because they turned the AC up to fast, iirc.
Its not uncommon for huge buildings with lots of volume.
- perviouslyiner ( @perviouslyiner@lemm.ee ) English2•1 year ago
"humidity event“ (rain) in Facebook data centre
- magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English1•1 year ago
This is hilarious. Thanks!
- Track_Shovel ( @Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ) English14•1 year ago
Ever fry an ant under a magnifying glass? That.
- intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) English11•1 year ago
Oh gosh I’ve always wanted to be at the focal point of something!
- Admetus ( @Admetus@sopuli.xyz ) English3•1 year ago
And seen through the social lens.
- intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) 1•1 year ago
I’m on fire baby!
- Phantom_Engineer ( @Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.ml ) English11•1 year ago
Pretty sure this would make things worse. The dome would block out the jet stream making any rain minimal, and, even if tinted, the dome might actually focus the sun’s energy on the city.
- Dubious_Fart ( @Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml ) English0•1 year ago
Gods magnifying glass, and we’re all the ants.
- mudeth ( @mudeth@lemmy.ca ) English3•1 year ago
My friend made a podcast episode exploring this idea in detail: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xj5r6HLGfcM
Disclaimer: I edited it.
Awesome, I’ll check it out!
- ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶ ( @luthis@lemmy.nz ) English3•1 year ago
Is this a viable solution to way to avoid the effects of climate change? It’s unrelated. The whole thing is to emit less carbon. If the dome does that, then yes.
Would it be cooler in the dome? Dude, domes are very cool. That’s why chrome-dome is such a compliment. In terms of temperature, probably not. Heat needs to dissipate, and any sealed area is going to maintain thermal momentum more than an open space. Unless you started out cold, then it would stay cold for longer than an open space.
Would there be any negative repercussions? Yes. But you’ll have to be more specific. It would be a huge undertaking that probably wouldn’t be possible, emit lots of carbon, probably be protested by a lot of people, huge waste of resources, etc etc. Not to mention this experiment has been attempted many times and never been successful.
Would clouds form inside the dome? Could it rain in the dome? If it was big enough, and therefore yes.
Would the rain be more toxic than usual because car fumes wouldn’t dilute as well? How big do you want this dome to be?? It would have to be absolutely massive to make it worth having cars inside.
Could outside lightning break the dome if it got struck? Well, it’s going to be pretty thick isn’t it, so unlikely. It would blacken and melt the glass over time. But at the scale you’re suggesting, it’s essentially a mountain that would peak above the clouds.
Would there be a single point in the dome that the sunlight would be directed to that everyone would just have to avoid, else they just burst into flame? As … fun as it would be to be smitten by the sun, I expect the glass would be so thick, it would be quite dim inside so, I don’t think so.
- HousePanther ( @housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com ) English2•1 year ago
I would say no because you would still cause a heat island effect from the glass. You would however reduce solar radiation.
- shoomba ( @shoomba@lemmy.sdf.org ) English0•1 year ago
They tried it in Big O. Led to giant robot attacks if I recall.