Arthur C. Clarke - Space Elevator

[khijasmith]

love the video man

[smuggecko]

some really good stuff here

[clairebehun]

interesting video and very informative

[TrollingAround]

I miss Sir Clarke, But I read, and re-read his works. I live to hope that I live to see some (more) of his visions become reality and normal-place. A true genious.

[korllark1]

Space elevators will make extra terrestrial mining possible.

[AntipodeanStar]

The world needs another Arthur C Clarke. We need another visionary. We need another man (or women) to take the entire human race forward. We need some great person to create another vision. Where is that person? Please come forward and I will follow you.

[fedm0r]

wormholes we need wormholes!!! :)

[bennecl]

If the elevator was tethered to the earth's surface, and anything else at the end of the tube, couldn't it act as a counterweight to the centripetal force of the earth's rotation? The length of the tube would also increase the leverage and minute changes in the Earth's rotation could have terrible consequences. Or perhaps it wouldn't matter--any mathematicians want to weigh in?

[psycotria]

There is at least one company actively developing the concept, working on perfecting nanotubes, drive mechanisms, and power deliver technology.

Google Liftport Group.

[psycotria]

The reason the Elevator is designed to go to a station in geosynchronous orbit is because it can then be tethered to the Earth's surface.

As envisioned, a woven carbon nanotube belt about 1 meter wide is simultaneously lowered toward Earth while the other end is raised away, in a manner to balance all at 23K miles. Centrifugal force will hold the belt tight. Cars will climb this stationary ribbon.

As a bonus, payloads can be launched into the Solar System as if from a sling.

[SuperIlluminaughty]

I think the concept has possibilities but I doubt it will reflect the traditional mechanics of an "elevator." Maybe physics including reducing gravitational influences or something. RIP Clarke.

[concious2]

Wise man and what he says about mars is so true. We don't have the world of the future as they saw it back in the 50ties because of the grip greedy people have on technology. It's a shame that many of our problems are solvable but these people only care for themselves and many of the masses are simply to ignorant to know any better.

[satyratron]

rest in peace master clarke

[CRASHMAGNET2011]

NASA and others keep saying the Bullshit lies that someday Regular Citizens will be traveling in space, lmao, they will never let that happen, we live on a Slave planet, until you people come to terms with that we will never get free. It is no mistake that Nasa (rockets) where created by Nazi's WAKE UP

[louisjcm]

@CRASHMAGNET2011 k.

[CRASHMAGNET2011]

NASA and others keep saying the Bullshit lies that someday Regular Citizens will be traveling in space, lmao, they will never let that happen, we live on a Slave planet, until you people come to terms with that we will never get free. It is no mistake that Nasa (rockets) where created by Nazi's WAKE UP

[altha2008]

instead of building the station all the way up to 22,000 miles why not just up to 200 miles to low earth orbit. Then use rockets to get it up futher.

[HarpoonTorpedo]

"best advice i ever heard was dont panic" lmao legend

[TheSolarmike]

The elevator needs to curve as it leaves the atmosphere and be made from infinite molecular length carbon nanotubes. The elevator could be tubular and in a vacuum so the internal maglev vehicle can obtain the required velocity so it can stay in orbit.

[Gavither]

Large amounts of vegetation on Mars from orbiter photos? I assume this was all the info they had, but I am curious as to what photos seemed to show as such.

[MrSPACESHIP100]

Arthur was a founding member of the British Interplanetary Society, which has been promoting space flight since 1933. If you are interested in joining, more information can be found at the BIS website.

[nitojo7]

It would be safer if they made the a elevator on the moon that piont down 200 feet shy of the earths ozone. A rock can blast of to low earth orbit then attach to the elevator and ride a rail to the moon. This elevator reminds me of the Tower of babal in the bible.

[JoeMaiorana]

the friction on the way down will generate the energy back

[chippro]

See Gaia Selene @ youtube/user/mooncolonytv

[TheKakoa]

who had this brilliant idea !!

[polymath7]

@TheKakoa Arthur of course. He was also the first to suggest the idea of artificial satelites in geosynchronous orbit, way back in 1945.

[myvidssoIdontlosethe]

Awesome. But imagine getting stuck, half way up!

[DarkKnightBob1o1]

@myvidssoIdontlosethe parachute out with a pressure suit. Just don't jump when you leap out the door. you might end up going up instead of down :D

(Of course you'd need to be a lot further up to do that but it's funny nonethe less)

[Armigo91]

@myvidssoIdontlosethe

euhm...houston we have a problem XD

[SolidSnake032486]

@myvidssoIdontlosethe Imagine living your entire life on Earth when you could have taken a vacation to orbit.

[byyoshi1969]

LOL Well, "pulling" from the outerspace is good idea of point without gravity...

[jayhellcat]

I wonder how they would build that. Won't be easy

[ambigera]

@jayhellcat It looks very easy. I built 2 last week in my back yard. Sold one to a guy named Jobo for 20 bucks.

[warchild81]

i wish i had a space elevator, id be so rich

[quazycity]

he dose know that the earth moves right

[T0NGPOW]

lol quazycity 2points 1. learn physics and 2. learn who the fuck sir AuthorCC is

[savata71]

Watch the video "Space bike BG" on YouTube!