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Topic	Could they ever have a weather zoo?
adjl 02/16/24 1:53:52 PM #6:	It's not impossible, but it would be so hideously expensive as to not be at all feasible. Weather carries a ton of energy, which means it would take a similar ton of energy to emulate it. Given that the more novel weather would be an experience not unlike watching a storm or volcano on TV (watching a sealed room from the safety of a viewing spot) and the more mundane stuff isn't that hard to just experience yourself with a bit of travel, I don't think there'd ever be enough demand to justify the cost. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:978878216] in Could they... [t:80697693]...</cite> <quote>It's not impossible, but it would be so hideously expensive as to not be at all feasible. Weather carries a ton of energy, which means it would take a similar ton of energy to emulate it. Given that the more novel weather would be an experience not unlike watching a storm or volcano on TV (watching a sealed room from the safety of a viewing spot) and the more mundane stuff isn't that hard to just experience yourself with a bit of travel, I don't think there'd ever be enough demand to justify the cost. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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