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[fizzionz]

I thought of a possible way to confirm that this wont work. if we use astronomy we could look between two massive bodies at hot objects passing through, they should cool down during the time they are being pulled in both directions.. but it would be hard to detect if we are trying to observe an object moving between two hot objects like stars.(the light and radiation would cancel out any type of cooling even if it was a fraction of a degree) planets would be better, one that is in orbit of another so that the magnetic poles would block out radiation.. so isnt there an array of telescopes being set up in orbit in the near future that will be able to look at planets in our galaxy?

yes i did pull this idea out of my ass. i was really high.

[platypus]

What if a future civilization with control of awesome unknown forces decided they were tired of existing as sitting ducks in a universal maelstrom that bombards you with gamma rays one minute, supernova emitted neutrons the next, then finishes it all off with the flyby of a thirsty black hole or some elusive dark matter? What better way to ward all these hazards off than a very tall mountain made entirely of gravity with a gentle pool at the top?

I made a quick sketch to illustrate the idea:

Gravity Fortress? Cool, is this your idea originally? It would be nice to have a solar system (well at least a sun) in the fortress so that life on the surface of the planet would be close to "normal". Also, the configuration of the fortress should be stable so that it would not collapse into a lower energy-state in some kind of an accident.