Re: Coverage of space elevator conference on msnbc.com

From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sat Aug 24 2002 - 01:40:23 MDT


Eugene observed:
<<Similiar applies to ribbon being fried by induced currents, or by
grounding the ionosphere.>>

You think braided buckeytubes made out of carbon 60 or 70 are susceptible to
electric current damage or or corsion? I don't, at least not what I have
gathered regarding their vulnerability, in any material science paper. I
could see this project being bottlenecked for decades by economics, but not
by physical chemistry.



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