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Some lava around the piercing site is normal, but keep an eye out for spreading earthquakes and eruptive activity that might indicate rifting.
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Source: xkcd.com/3145/
Now hear me out. Instead of a space elevator…
I think there was a movie where this concept was central to the plot and story. I don’t remember the name.
There really is an xkcd for everything.
I did the same trajectory in the game Tanks using s worm rocket
But why Australia?
Honestly Australia makes the most sense to me. Why not Australia?
The Grand Teton: exists
Why not?
It’s mostly a big desert so no land of great value is lost. And it has to be on land, doing this in the ocean would be impractical and crazy!
BennyInc@feddit.org 11 hours ago
If you used this to hold tectonic plates together, would it cause more or less earthquakes?
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Typically you would use nails instead of screws for frame construction to accommodate lateral stresses caused by movement. In this case, I think maybe a pile driver would be a better solution.