Early April Fools Fun, I Guess...
Early April Fools Fun, I Guess...
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Early April Fools Fun, I Guess...
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RE: Early April Fools Fun, I Guess...
Yeah. Right. Sure. Okay.
(If two lefts make a right turn, what do four "yes" replies make? )
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> Dropping a cable from geo orbit means that EVERYTHING orbiting below has to avoid the cable, which will be non-trivial
> Electrodynamic tether could obviate the solar panels, which would drastically improve the required footprint in orbit, and possibly supply way more power than solar panels could
> Winds aloft are non trivial; without some sort of anchor, the building would sway, nutate, and vibrate big time
> The drag forces on the building will mean that station-keeping is going to be a non-trivial task
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RE: Early April Fools Fun, I Guess...
A similar sort of 'news' recently: NASA is working on "the design" of a Faster Than Light spaceship. They've got the floor plan done, carpets and curtains picked out, and nifty paint scheme designed. Just a few final details to be resolved, such as that trivial detail about FTL travel still being an impossibility.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp...
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Cheers
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