Earth: Rock City (was Carrying capacity of the solar system)

On 1/25/12 11:54 PM, hitssquad wrote:

>> the solar system as a whole can support many orders of magnitude
>> more than just the Earth
>
> Maybe not, given that Earth accounts for almost half the free rocky
> mass in the solar system:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size

Hah. Fair enough point, I suppose, though I for one would not support
dismantling the Earth. It's special.

Do what you like to Venus, though!

Best,
- Joe