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 associated atoms 
therein involved.

Geodesic tensegrity spheres 
may be produced 
@ 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 failsafe 
in that 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

World games* 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 the geodesic domes-in-domes, 
we make them transparent or translucent on their sunny side 
& opaque & inwardly reflective on their shadow side, 
they will entrap progressively greater amounts of sun energy as heat 
for longer & greater periods of time as the diameters are increased.

Sum totally it is now demonstrable 
that properly designed domes-within-domes 
become energy harvesting machines 
that provide more energy than is needed 
for the high standard of life support of their human occupants. 
Wherefore such dwelling machines may become exporters of energy 
in various stored & controlled forms such as alcohol.

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