Comments on: A Long Ride with Elevator Music http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:29:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Rod http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109820 Rod Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:47:11 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109820 I was very much the kid who wanted to go into space. In fact, it was that desire which drove me into math and science. I now doubt that will ever happen, but WOW, how cool with that be!!! I was very much the kid who wanted to go into space. In fact, it was that desire which drove me into math and science. I now doubt that will ever happen, but WOW, how cool with that be!!!

]]> By: Norm http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109818 Norm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109818 Neat idea, though we would be missing the weighlessness experience, due to it not being orbital. OTOH, the view from 100 miles up would be awesome. They could have an observation deck at the top and sell tacky souvenirs and over-priced, mediocre food. Maybe some big investment house or law firm would get office space on the 99,999th floor. They're probably building this in Dubai as we speak. Neat idea, though we would be missing the weighlessness experience, due to it not being orbital. OTOH, the view from 100 miles up would be awesome. They could have an observation deck at the top and sell tacky souvenirs and over-priced, mediocre food. Maybe some big investment house or law firm would get office space on the 99,999th floor. They’re probably building this in Dubai as we speak.

]]> By: reason's wrath http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109683 reason's wrath Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:34:16 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109683 Are we talking about a Skyhook (at the equator and reaching up to GEO) or a space fountain (can be placed anywhere and goes up to LEO)? Both have different problems, the most obvious is power and material, but a space fountain would need a only a large start up amount of energy to get something going to keep it straight, such as a continuous stream of pellets shot up and down the fountain. Are we talking about a Skyhook (at the equator and reaching up to GEO) or a space fountain (can be placed anywhere and goes up to LEO)?
Both have different problems, the most obvious is power and material, but a space fountain would need a only a large start up amount of energy to get something going to keep it straight, such as a continuous stream of pellets shot up and down the fountain.

]]> By: Chip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109671 Chip Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109671 If they could get the price down into the tens of thousands, I'd start saving my empty bottles. If they could get the price down into the tens of thousands, I’d start saving my empty bottles.

]]> By: jack http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109669 jack Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:19:31 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109669 that still means something is getting screwed up! :P that still means something is getting screwed up! :P

]]> By: London Reinhard http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109647 London Reinhard Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109647 since when does getting farther away from the earth make gravity increase? since when does getting farther away from the earth make gravity increase?

]]> By: Adam http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109645 Adam Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:05:37 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109645 Nah it won't get screwed up, the waste would be vaporised before it even gets close....could cause and interesting debris/gas field over a vast amount of time though.... Nah it won’t get screwed up, the waste would be vaporised before it even gets close….could cause and interesting debris/gas field over a vast amount of time though….

]]> By: Adam http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109644 Adam Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:50 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109644 They'd be a never ending procession of used nappies and black bin bags floating towards the sun.....at least we won't end up like Wall-e They’d be a never ending procession of used nappies and black bin bags floating towards the sun…..at least we won’t end up like Wall-e

]]> By: jack http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109643 jack Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:29 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109643 gotta try everything once right? sending our waste into the sun would be great. and yeah i know it's the SUN and all, but hopefully we don't somehow screw up the sun by through all kinds of shit at it. gotta try everything once right?

sending our waste into the sun would be great. and yeah i know it’s the SUN and all, but hopefully we don’t somehow screw up the sun by through all kinds of shit at it.

]]> By: Justin http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/06/a-long-ride-with-elevator-music/#comment-109626 Justin Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:47:10 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=5938#comment-109626 As has been discussed before though, it requires a SHITLOAD of power, increasing exponentially the higher it goes. I felt this effect the other day, taking a sofa up some stairs ;) That being said, I'd like to just send our nuclear waste into the sun, that'd be great As has been discussed before though, it requires a SHITLOAD of power, increasing exponentially the higher it goes. I felt this effect the other day, taking a sofa up some stairs ;)

That being said, I’d like to just send our nuclear waste into the sun, that’d be great

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