KARDASHEV Scale

Hi All,

This scale was first postulated by Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev  way back in the swinging sixties. He suggested three types of civilisations based on their capacity to harness energy and use it . Since then other astrophysicists have added up to four new levels (Kardashev stopped at 3 ,believing anything above was impossible).

The levels are :

0-  a civilisation that is capable of harnessing planetary energy , but not to its total extent. This is humanity right now and we are apparently 0.73  on the scale.

1 - A civilisation capable of harnessing the total energy output of their home  planet. At this level the civilisation could control their own weather, tectonic plates, volcanoes ,  the environment. This is apparently where we are likely to be in 100-200 years (I'd add providing we haven't blown ourselves up).  

2-  A solar civilisation capable of harnessing the total energy output of a star and furthermore live in  a  Dyson sphere. Note a Dyson sphere is nothing to do with the vacuum cleaner company,instead it is a mega spherical structure which  encompasses an entire solar system,including the star. This civilisation would live inside such a  sphere.

3- This is one up from three, wherein you have a galactic interstellar civilisation that could span an entire galaxy , using the energy  output of multiple stars, move planets around and basically treat the galaxy like a play ground.

4-  This would be a universal civilisation, capable of utilising and travelling through the entire universe , using whole galaxies as an energy source. 

5-  A civilisation that has outgrown its original universe and is capable of exploring & using the energy of   parallel dimensions and alternative realities of the multiverse (see string theory). 

6- almost a God like civilisation,which  exist out of space and time , can create universes and destroy them. You can see why Kardashev stopped at level 3....

But what do people think?