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> I think there are more. Like radiation from evaporating black holes.

Evaporating black holes?

Yes, if you are willing to wait a very, very long time, and have collectors over a large area.

However, if you want to get stuff done before your protons evaporate, you could instead throw matter into a black hole, thus increasing its mass. The radiation given off by the accretion disc is substantial, and can be collected... over a large area.

IIRC, the mass-to-energy efficiency is something like 40%, which is really good.

They are a little difficult to set up however...

parent ansible 4 years ago

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