POTENTIAL
Size

In geodesic tensegrity 
discontinuous-compression / continuous-tension 
structures
is the ability to assemble 
unprecedentedly large, clear span structures, 
whose overall dimensions are limited 
only by the relative alloyed coherence 
of atoms therein involved.

Geodesic tensegrity spheres
may be produced 
at enormous city enclosing diameters. 
They may be assembled by helicopter 
with great economy.

 

A dome of this vast scale 
(a mile in diameter) 
would be Structurally Fail-Safe,
because
along with the inherent stability 
of geodesic tensegrity structuring,
the amount of air inside 
would take months to evacuate 
should any air vehicle 
smash through its upper structure 
or break any of its trussing.

Energy

Fuller's World Game design science 
treats the tensegrity structured dome-within-a-dome, 
geodesic environment controls 
as comprehensive energy harvesting, storing & exchanging devices.

In a dome of vast scale, 
air volume would be so great 
in comparison to the enclosing skin 
that its inside temperature 
would remain approximately tropically consistent 
independent of outside weather variations.

If in producing geodesic domes-in-domes,
we make them transparent or translucent on their sunny side 
and opaque and inwardly reflective on their shadow side, 
they will entrap progressively greater amounts 
of solar energy as heat 
for longer periods of time 
as the diameter increases.

Sum totally, 
it is now demonstrable 
that a properly designed dome-within-a-dome
becomes an energy harvesting machine
that provides more energy than is needed 
for a high standard of life support 
of it's human occupants. 

Wherefore such dwelling machines 
may become exporters of energy 
in various stored & controlled forms 
such as alcohol.

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