Re: Feasibility of Space Elevator?
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Do you know how much carbon fiber would be needed to build such a thing?
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No.
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Off the top of my head, I'd estimate maybe the equivalent of 1 million B-2 bombers.
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You're way off. The whole point of the special material is that it is insanely strong. The threads that support the elevator don't need to be that thick. And the platform itself won't be that much extra material.
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