From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Sat Aug 24 2002 - 01:28:09 MDT
On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
> Furthermore, if your collision numbers are realistic, we should
I don't think Spike mentioned the ribbon playing sitting duck (a km of it
worth of 1000 m^2 surface) to orbiting debris. I haven't done any numbers,
but cumulated probability of a hit over years is obviously very high.
(Nevermind people deliberately sabotaging the beanstalk).
Similiar applies to ribbon being fried by induced currents, or by
grounding the ionosphere.
> be communicating them to the people promoting the development
> of this idea so we can stop spending money on the idea if its
> a complete boondoggle.
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