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Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...
Posted By: Funkmon <Funkmon@gmail.com>Date: 6/8/06 11:29 a.m.

In Response To: New Mombasa Space elevator... (Gryphonosiris)

: I've been watching an Anime series called "Zone of the Enders: Dolores,
: I" that had made several mentions to a Space Elevator similar to the
: one from New Mombasa. Per the storyline, a group of anti-Earth/Pro-Mars
: radicals attempt to use the elevator as an ultimate weapon against Earth.
: Basically, in order for the Elevator to remain where it is it has a
: gigantic asteroid tethered to the end of it to act as a counter-weight to
: maintain the structure. If this counter-weight were to be destroyed or
: even severly damaged it would cause the equillibrium to be broken and the
: elevator would end up wraping around the Earth from centrifugal forces,
: essentially killing the whole of the planet from the impact and resulting
: nuclear winter.

: Now, with that said, the Space Elevator in New Mombasa with its earth bound
: anchor destroyed would most likely not fall back down to Earth as seen in
: the teaser trailer, but be flung out into space like an Olympic Hammer
: thrower. THe speed that it would be flung out is debatable, however it
: would be basically a gigantic asteroid with a whip-like tail and would be
: a threat to any planetary body it colides with.

: Science is Scary stuff

: Honor and Valor
: Gryphon
Probably not. That's not how physics works. BEsides, there's no such thing as centrifugal force.

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New Mombasa Space elevator...Gryphonosiris 6/8/06 10:57 a.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...I. Zombie 6/8/06 11:27 a.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Omega 6/8/06 12:04 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Funkmon 6/8/06 11:29 a.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Sparkamus 6/8/06 11:58 a.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Gryphonosiris 6/8/06 3:27 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Schedonnardus 6/8/06 12:26 p.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 6/8/06 1:37 p.m.
                 Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Dark One 6/8/06 8:04 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Sir Blunt 6/8/06 9:12 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Omega 6/8/06 11:11 p.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Zohak 6/9/06 12:01 a.m.



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