Feasibility of Space Elevator?

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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it's not going to fall straight down in the event of a catostrophic failure, and it's long enough to wrap around the earth

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Not to mention the tidal wave (or tsunami) it'll create when it falls in the ocean.

[ChipWrecked]

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(don't think it could be built on US soil, needs to be closer to the equator)

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I seem to recall that Arthur C. Clarke said Sri Lanka would be an ideal spot. Close to the equator and something about how the earth bulges in some areas. I guess the bulge is closer to space. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[jakethebake]

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i read it is projected at $10 billion. I think microsoft could handle that [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Again. If it's on the Interweb it must be true. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[ChromePony]

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Putting physics aside the toughest challenge has been finding a super-strong cable material.

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Its funny how much easier things get when you put physics aside...why didnt we think of this sooner??

I think the relevant question is, who the hell wants to go on an elevator ride that's 62,000 miles long?

[jakethebake]

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I think the relevant question is, who the hell wants to go on an elevator ride that's 62,000 miles long?

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I dunno, but my 3 year old would like to volunteer to push the button.

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I think the relevant question is, who the hell wants to go on an elevator ride that's 62,000 miles long?

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I don't know, but the owners of the Muzak corporation must be drooling. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[SomethingClever]

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it's not going to fall straight down in the event of a catostrophic failure, and it's long enough to wrap around the earth

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Not to mention the tidal wave (or tsunami) it'll create when it falls in the ocean.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, rocket scientist, but wouldn't it go flying off into space if the connection is severed?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, rocket scientist, but wouldn't it go flying off into space if the connection is severed?

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Not that I'm said rocket scientist, but he means the part that's tethered to the ground.

[jba]

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This will almost certainly not happen ever. Or anytime in the next century anyways.

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after we finally built these damn things


it only took 55 years to



the only way a space elevator doesn't get built is if one of these following two things happens first:

a) something better gets built
b) apocalypse