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View story 2 0 KARDASCHEV TYPES http://transfuture.corank.com/tech/story/kardaschev-Types Submitted by transfuture 12 months, 1 week, 3 days, 23 hours ago A classification of possible civilizations after energy usage. Type I civilizations control all available energy on a single planet. Type II civilizations control all available energy in a solar system (for example, using Dyson spheres). Type III civilizations control use all available energy in an entire galaxy. (Mitch Porter suggested that a Type IV civilization controls all available energy in the entire universe) We are currently moving towards a Type I civilization. Tags: Futurepedia, Kardashev comment (0) | Category: Foresight | Add transfuture as a source Comments Votes (my sources) Votes (Everyone) Add your comment Add your comment If you already have an account, sign in: Email address: Password: If you don't, just complete these fields: (or join Trans-Future for free) Your name: Your site: (optional) Your comment: (You have up to 5000 characters left) Can you see the 5 most prominent letters/numbers in this image? (case insensitive) Please enter them here: « go back

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