Space Elevator
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What, no staircase? http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html[^] ;P Why is the phrase "It's none of my business" always followed by "BUT..." ;P
I only hope that they do not decide to use that crappy Musak for the trip.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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What, no staircase? http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html[^] ;P Why is the phrase "It's none of my business" always followed by "BUT..." ;P
Let's avoid any obvious Led Zeppelin references... ;P You can do it on anything you choose - from .bat to .net - A customer
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What, no staircase? http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html[^] ;P Why is the phrase "It's none of my business" always followed by "BUT..." ;P
I was just thinking… In these days of terrorist attacks, this sounds like a real difficult to defend installation. What the heck would happen if some one flew a plane into the base of that thing? Just picture that.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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Let's avoid any obvious Led Zeppelin references... ;P You can do it on anything you choose - from .bat to .net - A customer
Daniel Turini wrote: Let's avoid any obvious Led Zeppelin references You mean I shouldn't point out the obvious now? ;P Matt Newman
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What, no staircase? http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html[^] ;P Why is the phrase "It's none of my business" always followed by "BUT..." ;P
"or human-carrying modules could be dropped off in geosynchronous orbit in a week's travel time,"...I would be more concerned about suicides - after listing to 72 hours of "Muskrat Love" and other like pieces of elevator music :omg: Steve
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I was just thinking… In these days of terrorist attacks, this sounds like a real difficult to defend installation. What the heck would happen if some one flew a plane into the base of that thing? Just picture that.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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I was just thinking… In these days of terrorist attacks, this sounds like a real difficult to defend installation. What the heck would happen if some one flew a plane into the base of that thing? Just picture that.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
More than one science fiction author has brought down a cable. The resulting destruction makes the infamous dinosaur-killer of 65 megayears ago look like a love tap... :eek: I'm not saying we shouldn't build the elevator. We 'just' need some mechanism for ensuring the planet's safety in the event of a catastrophic failure (whether deliberate or accidental).
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I was just thinking… In these days of terrorist attacks, this sounds like a real difficult to defend installation. What the heck would happen if some one flew a plane into the base of that thing? Just picture that.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
I may be suffering from Cliff Claven disease, but since they design the elevator with the center of mass in geosynchronous orbit I don't think anything would happen except the cable would snap. Of course it would suck to be taking your space vacation right about then. Neil Van Eps "Standard deviation not enough for perverted statistician" - Headline from the Onion June 25 2003
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I may be suffering from Cliff Claven disease, but since they design the elevator with the center of mass in geosynchronous orbit I don't think anything would happen except the cable would snap. Of course it would suck to be taking your space vacation right about then. Neil Van Eps "Standard deviation not enough for perverted statistician" - Headline from the Onion June 25 2003
Neil Van Eps wrote: I may be suffering from Cliff Claven disease... Me too! Do this, take a piece of string between your thunb and forefinger of each hand. Hold one hand up (the end of the space elevator) and the other hand below that one (the earth) now start to walk and a fast pace. Now, let go of the bottom of the string. Weeeeeeeeeee That added sway should induce some nasty drag and seesm to me would throw off what ever method they use to maintain an orbit. Now redo the test and this time let go of the top of the string. Whap. I wonder how far around the earth that cable would go :)
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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Neil Van Eps wrote: I may be suffering from Cliff Claven disease... Me too! Do this, take a piece of string between your thunb and forefinger of each hand. Hold one hand up (the end of the space elevator) and the other hand below that one (the earth) now start to walk and a fast pace. Now, let go of the bottom of the string. Weeeeeeeeeee That added sway should induce some nasty drag and seesm to me would throw off what ever method they use to maintain an orbit. Now redo the test and this time let go of the top of the string. Whap. I wonder how far around the earth that cable would go :)
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
Breaking at the top would seem to be a worse problem than breaking at the bottom. Luckily, it would also be harder to launch a terrorist attack at the top. Maybe the mass at the top could be a fully functional space craft that could winch the cable up if it broke on the bottom. It's definitely a fun problem to think about. Neil Van Eps "Standard deviation not enough for perverted statistician" - Headline from the Onion June 25 2003