That'd be cool as hell. Although I sit so high on the globe I wonder if the rings would even be visible here.
Scooping fuel is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. First check the target is hot enough, then approach slowly. Once close enough, pull out your scoop and fill her up. After you're done just gently pull away, turn around and leave.
I ran into that video on the same subject. It’s pretty well researched and has lots of very interesting information (and even some maths). It also talks about the probable cultural consequences of having such rings in our sky.
TorTorden wrote:I think it could be done for real as well. We would just have to blow up the moon....
I like the moon, so I vote no on that project.
Not to mention the fact you'd seriously fuck tides up and would probably have some catastrophic side effects. But yeah, let's just chalk it up to really really liking the moon, for simplicity.