Seriously... the Space Elevator!

DeepIron · 10-03-08, 05:28 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...tor/index.html

It's about friggin' time they got serious about this!

Wolfehunter · 10-03-08, 05:41 PM

What will happen if you get stuck in the elevator? :hmm:

With a Hot chick half way to the station?

Oh the madness..:rotfl:

longam · 10-03-08, 05:43 PM

This reminds me of reading those popular science magazines...

Digital_Trucker · 10-03-08, 05:45 PM

And if the cable breaks halfway up?:p

Wolfehunter · 10-03-08, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

And if the cable breaks halfway up?:p

Which way do you fall up or down? hmmmm:hmm:

Digital_Trucker · 10-03-08, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

And if the cable breaks halfway up?:p

Which way do you fall up or down? hmmmm:hmm:

Good question:hmm: Maybe you don't fall? You just sit there waiting for the repair person:rotfl:

Task Force · 10-03-08, 06:22 PM

I can see it now.

Person a: D** we just got stuck in the elevator, It cant take long for a repair man to get here.

Person b: I dont know about that, there slow enough in my three story apartment.

Three days later, both people are starting to go crazy from dehydration and hunger.

Person A: do you hear that!

Person B: yes I do I think its that repair man, It took him long enough!

Repar man: You mean I came up here for just this, Its just a spring.

Wolfehunter · 10-03-08, 06:30 PM

good one TF.

SteamWake · 10-03-08, 06:31 PM

The whole logistics of the thing to me make it un likely.

It would have to be insanely fast or it would take months to reach the top.

Task Force · 10-03-08, 06:45 PM

Exactly.

This will never happen, Just think what would happen if a plane crashed in to it.

silentrunner · 10-03-08, 06:51 PM

Looks like something that should be in a Douglas Adams book.

DeepIron · 10-03-08, 06:55 PM

Actually, the space elevator concept is entirely viable. The biggest issue has been the lack of a material strong and light enough to span the distance. Now that nano carbon tube technology has taken root, it's only a matter of time... The physics to operate it are dirt simple, mass and centrifugal force... "the flywheel effect:...

As for aircraft crashes, I'm pretty sure there would be a "no fly zone" installed...

Task Force · 10-03-08, 06:56 PM

Terrorists dont care about no fly zones.

Look at 9/11.

CCIP · 10-03-08, 08:51 PM

We're not talking about a thin wire here however (more likely it would start with a single strand and later be built up into a large, bulky structure), and we're also talking the strongest material in the world (which is exactly what they're working on for it). An airplane crashing into it might destroy communications and disable the operation of the elevator for some time, but it wouldn't seriously damage the structure itself.

Blacklight · 10-03-08, 09:53 PM

This is the company that's working on the project. I've been following them and their research for YEARS.
http://www.liftport.com/

10-03-08, 05:28 PM	#1
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Seriously... the Space Elevator! http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...tor/index.html It's about friggin' time they got serious about this! __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

10-03-08, 05:41 PM	#2
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	What will happen if you get stuck in the elevator? :hmm: With a Hot chick half way to the station? Oh the madness..:rotfl: __________________

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Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	And if the cable breaks halfway up?:p __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

10-03-08, 06:22 PM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I can see it now. Person a: D** we just got stuck in the elevator, It cant take long for a repair man to get here. Person b: I dont know about that, there slow enough in my three story apartment. Three days later, both people are starting to go crazy from dehydration and hunger. Person A: do you hear that! Person B: yes I do I think its that repair man, It took him long enough! Repar man: You mean I came up here for just this, Its just a spring. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-03-08, 06:30 PM	#8
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	good one TF. __________________

10-03-08, 05:43 PM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	This reminds me of reading those popular science magazines...

10-03-08, 06:31 PM	#9
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The whole logistics of the thing to me make it un likely. It would have to be insanely fast or it would take months to reach the top.

10-03-08, 06:45 PM	#10
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Exactly. This will never happen, Just think what would happen if a plane crashed in to it. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-03-08, 06:51 PM	#11
silentrunner Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mind your own business English Types Posts: 334 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks like something that should be in a Douglas Adams book. __________________

10-03-08, 06:55 PM	#12
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Actually, the space elevator concept is entirely viable. The biggest issue has been the lack of a material strong and light enough to span the distance. Now that nano carbon tube technology has taken root, it's only a matter of time... The physics to operate it are dirt simple, mass and centrifugal force... "the flywheel effect:... As for aircraft crashes, I'm pretty sure there would be a "no fly zone" installed... __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

10-03-08, 06:56 PM	#13
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Terrorists dont care about no fly zones. Look at 9/11. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-03-08, 08:51 PM	#14
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	We're not talking about a thin wire here however (more likely it would start with a single strand and later be built up into a large, bulky structure), and we're also talking the strongest material in the world (which is exactly what they're working on for it). An airplane crashing into it might destroy communications and disable the operation of the elevator for some time, but it wouldn't seriously damage the structure itself. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-03-08, 09:53 PM	#15
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	This is the company that's working on the project. I've been following them and their research for YEARS. http://www.liftport.com/ __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"