Not for us plebians
Comment on New Supermaterial: As Strong As Steel And As Light As Styrofoam
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 10 months agoSo, no space elevator in the next few months?
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Comment on New Supermaterial: As Strong As Steel And As Light As Styrofoam
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 10 months agoSo, no space elevator in the next few months?
Not for us plebians
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
the real problem is we keep trying from the ground up
it’s going to win when we can lower it
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I remember an Arthur Clarke novel where a space ship needs water from the planet below. The easiest thing is to lower cables from space and then lift some ice bergs.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I get hints of a joke from your comment but I’m not certain, so I’ll mention that space elevators are currently impossible because the weight of the material to build it wouldn’t be able to support itself.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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