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Mercurial Dyson – a plan for the disassembly of planet Mercury
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A detailed engineering analysis outlines the fastest physically plausible disassembly of Mercury into Dyson swarm components using current materials and manufacturing techniques. The process starts with a 1,000-tonne self-replicating industrial seed and grows through approximately 58 doublings, achieving a Mercury-local industrial economy that maximizes intercepted sunlight.