Japanese company announces plans to build a 20,000 mile high space elevator by 2050

[Dr.Grass]

Lafiel said:

Dr.Grass said:
WHAT.

COME ON PEOPLE.

That's much higher than low earth orbit. Satalites!? Meteorites!? F*CK SAKES.

and it has to be if you want to make an elevator as in low orbit it would rotate faster around the earth than the earth rotates itself, meaning you can't possible build an elevator to a station there

 

The tower is a rigid system. I.e the underlined isn't true.