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I asked Claude build a physically accurate O'Neill cylinder you can walk around

29 points · 29 comments · bilsbie

AmazingEveryDay · 1791143487 · focus · HN ↗
> The sunlight here comes from its mirrors, and its "gravity" comes from its spin.
Where do the clouds come from? The AI?
1. T-A · 1791147713 · focus · HN ↗
  They were in the original 1970's renderings too:
  <a href="https://nss.org/o-neill-cylinder-space-settlement/" rel="nofollow">https://nss.org/o-neill-cylinder-space-settlement/
  Given Earth-like gravity and Earth-like atmosphere, a sufficiently large structure will also have Earth-like clouds.

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