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Space elevator vibration

Read more: http://space.newscientist.c... A disturbance travels up a space elevator cable in a simulation, with the horizontal scale of the wave exaggerated for clarity (Animation: David Lang, So...  
 
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Sustorres09 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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it looks like the space elevator is goin to collaspe.
Nexstarcrazyness (1 month ago) Show Hide
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A bird innocently flying by would just smack right into it causing this shockwave.
Place it in a part of the world void of flying animals, weather and wind (not bloody likely).
This elevator better not be like flying a kite!
FutureScientistOfUSA (6 months ago) Show Hide
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rofl, you couldnt snip the nanotube.
lejink (6 months ago) Show Hide
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absurd idea isnt it? i thought it would be clear it was a joke, apparently not.
FutureScientistOfUSA (6 months ago) Show Hide
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apperently
FutureScientistOfUSA (6 months ago) Show Hide
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*apparently*
NickBK007 (7 months ago) Show Hide
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hahaha. so long as you had some seriously sharp scissors.... apparently they reckon carbon nanotube is stronger than steel. i'll believe it when i see it.

i haven't heard of the magnetic launch system, but im def gonna utube it now. technology is cool =)
starchild9000 (7 months ago) Show Hide
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carbon nanotube IS many many times stronger than steel IN TENSION, and it is the tensile properties that is needed for something like this. the carbon bonds are the same that hold diamonds together.
Valkyriefury (6 months ago) Show Hide
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But how is the strength of the force that holds the nanotubes together, is it a weak point?
FutureScientistOfUSA (6 months ago) Show Hide
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did research, carbon nanotube is 10X lighter than steel, and 250X stronger than steel.

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