Re: Orbital Towers.

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Tue Feb 29 2000 - 12:19:14 MST


Damien Broderick <d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au> writes:

> And I *still* love the powered re-circulating orbital Fountain - look Ma,
> no hands!

Yes, it is very fun. A bit dangerous if you get a power failure, but
otherwise a nice statement of dynamic ambition.

BTW, apropos the "one way" fountain in your _The White Abacus_,
wouldn't frictional heating in the atmosphere heat it above the Curie
temperature?

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