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Troll_Whisperer on 27 February 2012

Wasn't this done in 3001 (the book)? The elevator was made out of diamond I think.

Anyway, that's crazy! And apparently the total length of the cable would be 60k miles! the Earth would look weird with a stick 8 times longer than its diameter sticking out...



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Nem on 27 February 2012
Troll_Whisperer said:

Wasn't this done in 3001 (the book)? The elevator was made out of diamond I think.

Anyway, that's crazy! And apparently the total length of the cable would be 60k miles! the Earth would look weird with a stick 8 times longer than its diameter sticking out...


I dont think the way the earth looks from outside is anyones real concern.

 

There could be huge benefits of such structures, including the colonization of the moon for resource mining, it would also make a trip to mars more feasible. And eventually from mars to jupiters moons.

It will assure the survival of the human race, at least until we can figure out how to do hydrogen fusion. At wich point we can survive without the SUN... not sure how we will move on from there though. unless we use planets/moons as giant space ships! lol

Maybe when andromeda collides we will see some aliens pass by. xD

 

Its progress happening. I'm just sad we probably wont be here to see it.



Troll_Whisperer on 27 February 2012
Nem said:
Troll_Whisperer said:

Wasn't this done in 3001 (the book)? The elevator was made out of diamond I think.

Anyway, that's crazy! And apparently the total length of the cable would be 60k miles! the Earth would look weird with a stick 8 times longer than its diameter sticking out...


I dont think the way the earth looks from outside is anyones real concern.

 

There could be huge benefits of such structures, including the colonization of the moon for resource mining, it would also make a trip to mars more feasible. And eventually from mars to jupiters moons.

It will assure the survival of the human race, at least until we can figure out how to do hydrogen fusion. At wich point we can survive without the SUN... not sure how we will move on from there though. unless we use planets/moons as giant space ships! lol

Maybe when andromeda collides we will see some aliens pass by. xD

 

Its progress happening. I'm just sad we probably wont be here to see it.

I'm not against the idea, I know my OCD aesthetical concerns are the last thing that matter, lol.



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crissindahouse on 28 February 2012

the maintenance has to be very cheap for such an elevator^^ i will open a company now specialized for space elevator repairs and maintenance. i've heard it's always good to be the first on the market so they have to give my company the assignment.



Porcupine_I on 28 February 2012
BasilZero said:
Porcupine_I said:
Acevil said:

Yay, Space Elevator! Now we just need two more, and connect all three to make ring around the earth.

(Also the best game to tag is Civilization.....)

if that thing ever falls it will almost wrap around the earth anyway


I wouldnt want to be on that thing when that happens....great another reason to add to my fears of heights along with airplanes ~.~

 

But in this case, wouldnt you die from being exposed to the wild terrain of space before you fall to death XD!?

if this thing falls, wrapping around the earth, i would not only worry about being on it but also in it's path of destruction.

actually the article said it's going to be much longer then 20.000 miles, so it will wrap around the earth twice



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yum123 on 28 February 2012

they just played ff 13-2 and thought it was a cool idea.



wfz on 28 February 2012

This tower idea reminds me A LOT of Tales of Symphonia on the GameCube.

I get to be Zelos!



Alby_da_Wolf on 28 February 2012

Syndicate Wars!!!



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Mr Khan on 28 February 2012

That would be the long-term fix to solar power as well. Unshielded, direct-from-the-sun radiation

It could at least make the elevator itself self-sufficient in terms of energy.



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Silver-Tiger on 28 February 2012
usrevenge said:
mrstickball said:
Hope it works out. The country 1st to get the elevator will dominate the next century in economics.


nah, i would give that to the first fusion reactor.
unlimmited clean energy? yes please, a space elevator is nothing unless there is commerce in space, which there isn't much of if any atm.


anyways
2050 seems like a pretty long ways away at the rate technology increases i would expect it sooner.


This. Especially considering the huge jumps we make with Nano technology.



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