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Baldour Ngarr Interwarp Plexus Controlled Chaos	Posted - 2008.09.22 23:19:00 - [1] [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4799369.ece[/url] I didn't think we had strong enough nanotubes yet, but here's hoping. Who wants the job of cleaning and repainting the cables every so often? ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
Baldour Ngarr Interwarp Plexus Controlled Chaos	Posted - 2008.09.22 23:19:00 - [2] [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4799369.ece[/url] I didn't think we had strong enough nanotubes yet, but here's hoping. Who wants the job of cleaning and repainting the cables every so often? ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
Leilani Solaris Gallente Atomic Battle Penguins The Darwin Award Foundation	Posted - 2008.09.22 23:24:00 - [3] Working link.
Leilani Solaris Gallente Atomic Battle Penguins The Darwin Award Foundation	Posted - 2008.09.22 23:24:00 - [4] Working link.
Daelorn Perkone	Posted - 2008.09.22 23:37:00 - [5] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Who wants the job of cleaning and repainting the cables every so often? Me. Ohh now what.
Jacob Mei	Posted - 2008.09.23 01:58:00 - [6] If any country could do it it would definitely be Japan. -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase: Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
P'uck	Posted - 2008.09.23 02:05:00 - [7] And when they are done with it, there will be much rejoicing. And handdrawn tentacle ****.
Kirra Liu Echelon Holdings Echelon.	Posted - 2008.09.23 03:17:00 - [8] Bet it's fun for the people in the lift when it brakes down, all the screaming and tears as they sit waitin for the engineer to get things moving again. I for one would happily pay to see those funny moments.
F'nog Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. Celestial Industrial Alliance	Posted - 2008.09.23 07:15:00 - [9] Who else was introduced to space elevators by Gunbuster? Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said Originally by: Chribba Go F'nog! You're a hero! Not a Zero! /me bows
Crumplecorn Gallente Eve Cluster Explorations	Posted - 2008.09.23 08:53:00 - [10] Build it? Maybe. Draw animated **** of it? Definitely. - DesuSigs

Louis deGuerre Gallente Federation Zone Operations Command	Posted - 2008.09.23 09:19:00 - [11] If they build it it will be a triumph for mankind and a revolution in space travel. You understand, they will WANT to start space industry then, because for everything you send down the elevator, you can send another elevator up AT NO ENERGY COST, courtesy of earth's gravity. So yeah, there actually is a free space lunch. -------------------------------------------------- If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles - Sun Tzu
Rana Ash Minmatar Gradient Electus Matari	Posted - 2008.09.23 09:24:00 - [12] Edited by: Rana Ash on 23/09/2008 09:25:37 I wonder which country at the equator that will allow that thing to be built. Oh and how will it be protected from crazy people? lyret dedreen
Flash Bombardo Minmatar	Posted - 2008.09.23 09:28:00 - [13] Originally by: Rana Ash Edited by: Rana Ash on 23/09/2008 09:25:37 I wonder which country at the equator that will allow that thing to be built. Oh and how will it be protected from crazy people? Sri Lanka. See Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C Clarke "I have not problem with prostitute, but the kiddy dools is to much for me" - Orcan
MotherMoon Huang Yinglong	Posted - 2008.09.23 09:37:00 - [14] Originally by: F'nog Who else was introduced to space elevators by Gunbuster? raises hand
Baldour Ngarr Interwarp Plexus Controlled Chaos	Posted - 2008.09.23 10:12:00 - [15] Originally by: Flash Bombardo I wonder which country at the equator that will allow that thing to be built. Sri Lanka. See Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C Clarke Sri Lanka is not actually on the Equator. Arthur was using a bit of dramatic licence. ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
Rodj Blake Amarr PIE Inc.	Posted - 2008.09.23 10:46:00 - [16] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Originally by: Flash Bombardo I wonder which country at the equator that will allow that thing to be built. Sri Lanka. See Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C Clarke Sri Lanka is not actually on the Equator. Arthur was using a bit of dramatic licence. Brazil would be the obvious choice. Dulce et decorum est pro imperium mori.
Danton Marcellus Nebula Rasa Holdings	Posted - 2008.09.23 18:37:00 - [17] Originally by: Kirra Liu Bet it's fun for the people in the lift when it brakes down, all the screaming and tears as they sit waitin for the engineer to get things moving again. I for one would happily pay to see those funny moments. They'll install cameras no doubt and it'll be on japanese TV, show called 'Real or Fake Spacelife Breakdown¦. Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav! Also Known As
Eran Laude Gallente The Aduro Protocol	Posted - 2008.09.23 20:04:00 - [18] If any country has the drive, economic capacity and technology to build this thing, it's Japan. Go Japan! I can't wait to see what happens to this, the fact that several major Japanese unis and corps are throwing their weight behind it is encouraging.
Akiba Penrose The Movement	Posted - 2008.09.23 20:54:00 - [19] Edited by: Akiba Penrose on 23/09/2008 20:56:12 This is nothing. Sweden is building a space escalator.
Ganymede IV	Posted - 2008.09.23 21:52:00 - [20] wasn't this already done on southpark?

Kaeten Hybrid Syndicate	Posted - 2008.09.23 23:47:00 - [21] how many floors will it have? ________________________ I'M POOR
Rana Ash Minmatar Gradient Electus Matari	Posted - 2008.09.24 09:41:00 - [22] I would hate to see the day, when one crazy person crashes into it. For his religion or cause the moon men can use it to climb down on, the wire snaps wrapping itself around the equator. lyret dedreen
CynoAlt1 Lyrus Associates The Star Fraction	Posted - 2008.09.24 09:47:00 - [23] Originally by: Rana Ash I would hate to see the day, when one crazy person crashes into it. For his religion or cause the moon men can use it to climb down on, the wire snaps wrapping itself around the equator. My understanding is that if the cable snapped, everything above the cut point would be flung into space. The highest any crazy person would be able to get is a few miles, so it would be a few miles of cable that falls to Earth. If this thing is built at sea, this won't be a huge problem - especially if the whole construct is as cheap as the Japanese estimate. The people most in trouble would be the people on board the space station at the top of the cable.
Kazuma Saruwatari Caldari	Posted - 2008.09.24 10:00:00 - [24] Originally by: Rana Ash I would hate to see the day, when one crazy person crashes into it. For his religion or cause the moon men can use it to climb down on, the wire snaps wrapping itself around the equator. Probably why I suspect they will have a 50km no-fly zone around it. -
Rodj Blake Amarr PIE Inc.	Posted - 2008.09.24 10:19:00 - [25] Originally by: CynoAlt1 Edited by: CynoAlt1 on 24/09/2008 09:47:40 Originally by: Rana Ash I would hate to see the day, when one crazy person crashes into it. For his religion or cause the moon men can use it to climb down on, the wire snaps wrapping itself around the equator. My understanding is that if the cable snapped, everything above the cut point would be flung into space. The highest any crazy person would be able to get is a few miles, so it would be a few miles of cable that falls to Earth. If this thing is built at sea, this won't be a huge problem - especially if the whole construct is as cheap as the Japanese estimate. The people most in trouble would be the people on board the space station at the top of the cable as well as anyone in the elevator at the time. The anchor would be in geo-stationary orbit, so any flinging should be minimal. Dulce et decorum est pro imperium mori.
Dantes Revenge Caldari	Posted - 2008.09.24 11:54:00 - [26] Edited by: Dantes Revenge on 24/09/2008 11:56:15 Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari Originally by: Rana Ash I would hate to see the day, when one crazy person crashes into it. For his religion or cause the moon men can use it to climb down on, the wire snaps wrapping itself around the equator. Probably why I suspect they will have a 50km no-fly zone around it. And who is going to be sitting at the missile launcher ready to kill a plane load of innocent people because some terrorist has control and strayed into the no-fly zone? Just to possibly save a few people on the elevator, would you want that on your conscience? Saying they will be dead anyway when it hits is not the point, you would have to be the one that kills them all. Are you a mas murderer? If aircraft had a computer override so that it automatically turned to avoid a no-fly zone if the pilot tried to enter one and calculated the shortest route around it, you wouldn't need to worry. Edit: For clarification. -- There's a simple difference between kinky and perverted. Kinky is using a feather to get her in the mood. Perverted is using the whole chicken.
Jana Clant New Dawn Corp New Eden Research	Posted - 2008.09.24 12:40:00 - [27] Originally by: Kaeten how many floors will it have? Isn't it obvious? IT'S OVER 9000! Join New Eden Research today and never worry about queues again!
Kazuma Saruwatari Caldari	Posted - 2008.09.24 12:43:00 - [28] Originally by: Dantes Revenge If aircraft had a computer override so that it automatically turned to avoid a no-fly zone if the pilot tried to enter one and calculated the shortest route around it, you wouldn't need to worry. The likelyhood that this may be a reality by the time the space elevator is half-done is very very high, so basically, the situation you depicted of having a plane full of innocents being driven by a terrorist/madman may not even happen anyway And yes, to save the chance of mankind to reach for the stars, I can pull the trigger myself, and if I have to go face the death penalty anyway, at least I gave humanity a shot at not destroying itself on Earth. -
Dantes Revenge Caldari	Posted - 2008.09.24 16:11:00 - [29] Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari And yes, to save the chance of mankind to reach for the stars, Dreamer. The only people who will benefit from this are the huge mega corporations that will charge people an arm and a leg just to look at it. Quote: I can pull the trigger myself, and if I have to go face the death penalty anyway, at least I gave humanity a shot at not destroying itself on Earth. Don't be so sure. It's one thing to say you can do it but it's another thing totally when you're faced with doing it for real. Anyone can carry a gun but it takes a lot of balls to actually kill someone with it which is why so many people who hesitated when faced with the dilemma are dead. Humanity will do as it will do, you shooting down a single aircraft will not stop them from destroying themselves and earth along with it. -- There's a simple difference between kinky and perverted. Kinky is using a feather to get her in the mood. Perverted is using the whole chicken.
Rana Ash Minmatar Gradient Electus Matari	Posted - 2008.09.25 11:39:00 - [30] Originally by: CynoAlt1 Edited by: CynoAlt1 on 24/09/2008 09:47:40 My understanding is that if the cable snapped, everything above the cut point would be flung into space. The highest any crazy person would be able to get is a few miles, so it would be a few miles of cable that falls to Earth. If this thing is built at sea, this won't be a huge problem - especially if the whole construct is as cheap as the Japanese estimate. The people most in trouble would be the people on board the space station at the top of the cable as well as anyone in the elevator at the time. Well all it takes is that someone on the inside, places a bomb in the elevator with an altimeter trigger. And as much as they want would come down, i gather earths rotation and gravity would do the rest. And if built at sea, it would make a rather nice tsunami. lyret dedreen

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