• XeroxCool@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I don’t see why the base would have to be flat. It could have a spherical volume carved out the bottom to accommodate the goofy little planet below

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      You wouldn’t even notice seams. Line the width of human hair if you’re using similar to Egyptian pyramid blocks

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      9 hours ago

      What would you do as the side length of the base approaches the diameter of the Earth

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        Stop? Somewhere around 1/3 of the diameter for a 45deg sloped pyramid, adding more layers would start projecting off the sides, offering no additional support for the new layer. Drawing a teardrop shape with a perfectly circular head and perfectly tangential tail with be the same as a cross section of this planet/pyramid