From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 27 2002 - 10:00:32 MDT
Eugen Leitl wrote:
A 100 km high and 300 km long self-carrying structure (not a cable) made
from diamond. I shudder to think what you would consider a miracle...
### Lean Kass proclaiming his undying allegiance to transhumanism? A diet
pill that works as advertised?
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Hey, how about an artifical mountain, 30 km high?
### But only if made of pure diamond.
But more seriously, wouldn't the space tower allow you to achieve escape
velocity without the use of rocket propulsion? That is almost as useful as
the skyhook, and the constraints on the material would not be so extreme.
The large footprint and filigree structure would let it resist attack much
better, and the total amount of material needed for construction would be
orders of magnitude lower.
Rafal
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