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Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...
Posted By: SparkamusDate: 6/8/06 11:58 a.m.

In Response To: Re: New Mombasa Space elevator... (Funkmon)

: Probably not. That's not how physics works.

The physicist at NASA think it is how physics work

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast09jun_1.htm

and a bit about theoretical limits of nanotubes
http://nanopedia.case.edu/NWPage.php?page=nanotube.strength

1GPa is about as strong as steel, for reference.

In 2552 I could certainly imagine a orbital tether made out of very strong nanotubes. Could it destroy earth? Maybe, those Nano tubes are light but they also resist heat very very well.

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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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