Laughter from Sri Lanka
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""In the next 15 years you could have 10 elevators up, you could have large elevators, you could have thrown an elevator to Mars," he said.* In the same way that we'll all be flying hovercars and having hologrammatic relatives in the next 15 years...
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I've heard the idea before. What they would do is use carbon tubing. If they can get it big enough, it's supposed to be lighter than paper and stronger than titanium... David Stone It seemed similar to someone saying, "Would you like to meet my knife collection?" Ryan Johnston on Elaine's sig
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""In the next 15 years you could have 10 elevators up, you could have large elevators, you could have thrown an elevator to Mars," he said.* In the same way that we'll all be flying hovercars and having hologrammatic relatives in the next 15 years...
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SIMON WALTON
SONORK ID 100.10024heh. elevator to mars. nevermind that mars doesn't stay at a fixed position relative the the earth. that elevator is going to go directly through the sun at least once a year, and is going to have to be able to extend and contract the full diameter of the earth's orbit once a year. heh. fun stuff, science (fiction) :) -c
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heh. elevator to mars. nevermind that mars doesn't stay at a fixed position relative the the earth. that elevator is going to go directly through the sun at least once a year, and is going to have to be able to extend and contract the full diameter of the earth's orbit once a year. heh. fun stuff, science (fiction) :) -c
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Chris Losinger wrote: that elevator is going to go directly through the sun at least once a year, Brings another meaning to "heading for the sun" doesn't it. :)
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""In the next 15 years you could have 10 elevators up, you could have large elevators, you could have thrown an elevator to Mars," he said.* In the same way that we'll all be flying hovercars and having hologrammatic relatives in the next 15 years...
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SONORK ID 100.10024SIMON WALTON qouted: you could have thrown an elevator to Mars That is really funny. You would need a variable length cable that could handle being stretched through the sun at certain times. [Edit] Apparently Chris Losinger had the same thought I did [/Edit] Ryan Johnston
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heh. elevator to mars. nevermind that mars doesn't stay at a fixed position relative the the earth. that elevator is going to go directly through the sun at least once a year, and is going to have to be able to extend and contract the full diameter of the earth's orbit once a year. heh. fun stuff, science (fiction) :) -c
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Actually that is a bit mis-interpreted. What the article suggested was running the cable to a satelite in earth's orbit. This 'elevator' just becomes a giant catapult where objects are sent up to the satelite then off the cable to its destination. James "And we are all men; apart from the females." - Colin Davies
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SIMON WALTON qouted: you could have thrown an elevator to Mars That is really funny. You would need a variable length cable that could handle being stretched through the sun at certain times. [Edit] Apparently Chris Losinger had the same thought I did [/Edit] Ryan Johnston
I think the article meant building an elevator and sending it to Mars for use there, not one that would stretch from Earth to Mars. I'm not a real reverend, I just play one on CP.
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I think the article meant building an elevator and sending it to Mars for use there, not one that would stretch from Earth to Mars. I'm not a real reverend, I just play one on CP.
Yeah, I wondered about that Mars bit... bit it seems it makes less sense on Mars or the moon than on Earh, becuase gravity is lower on the moon and Mars, so it would not be as difficult to launch things into space as it is from Earth. You are special and unique, just like everyone else.
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Actually that is a bit mis-interpreted. What the article suggested was running the cable to a satelite in earth's orbit. This 'elevator' just becomes a giant catapult where objects are sent up to the satelite then off the cable to its destination. James "And we are all men; apart from the females." - Colin Davies
James T. Johnson wrote: Actually that is a bit mis-interpreted but the misinterpretation was more fun! :) -c
Conservative: One who admires radicals centuries after they're dead. -- Leo C. Rosten
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Yeah, I wondered about that Mars bit... bit it seems it makes less sense on Mars or the moon than on Earh, becuase gravity is lower on the moon and Mars, so it would not be as difficult to launch things into space as it is from Earth. You are special and unique, just like everyone else.
Lower, but still significant. Such an elevator would be even more cost effective to build on those places (once we were established there) because it could be much smaller, but still provide the same cost to benefit ratio. I'm not a real reverend, I just play one on CP.
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Having just read http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2188107.stm[^] I have just heard the sound of Arthur C. Clarke laughing quietly to himself in Sri Lanka - or maybe it's just time to take my pills again... :omg: The only thing I have to say is, please don't award Microsoft the contract to supply the lift's OS - just think about seeing the Blue Screen Of Death at floor 94247!! :wtf: JohnJ X| Life is hard and then you die! X| http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
At least it's an elevator and not a ladder! :omg: ;P
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Having just read http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2188107.stm[^] I have just heard the sound of Arthur C. Clarke laughing quietly to himself in Sri Lanka - or maybe it's just time to take my pills again... :omg: The only thing I have to say is, please don't award Microsoft the contract to supply the lift's OS - just think about seeing the Blue Screen Of Death at floor 94247!! :wtf: JohnJ X| Life is hard and then you die! X| http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
People interested in the idea of a space elevator should get their hands on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars), in which they (science fiction characters) actually build one of these. Awesome books all round. - Jason (SonorkID 100.611) The Code Project - Orange makes the art grow fonder
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People interested in the idea of a space elevator should get their hands on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars), in which they (science fiction characters) actually build one of these. Awesome books all round. - Jason (SonorkID 100.611) The Code Project - Orange makes the art grow fonder
Or the book about the subject actually written by Clarke :) I don't remember the name, could it be "Fountains in the garden of Eden"?. "After all it's just text at the end of the day. - Colin Davies
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Or the book about the subject actually written by Clarke :) I don't remember the name, could it be "Fountains in the garden of Eden"?. "After all it's just text at the end of the day. - Colin Davies
It was "Fountains of Paradise" :) Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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People interested in the idea of a space elevator should get their hands on Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars), in which they (science fiction characters) actually build one of these. Awesome books all round. - Jason (SonorkID 100.611) The Code Project - Orange makes the art grow fonder
Yep. And knock it down again. :omg: A very thought provoking trilogy. Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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