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Space Elevator Prizes Proposed
colonist writes "Space elevator proponents are planning competitions for space elevator technologies, similar to the Ansari X Prize. Elevator:2010 will organize annual competitions for climbers, ribbons and power-beaming systems. In other space elevator news, researcher Bradley C. Edwards recently left the Institute for Scientific Research to work at two companies on materials and technology. Also, the space elevator has caught the interest of Google's founders: 'At a space camp in Alabama last year, Brin talked about creating a space elevator to transport cargo up a special tether attached to earth. Also last year, Brin joined Page in proclaiming they should found a nanotech lab at Google.'"
Aliens will enter earth via Google. I told you.
Hivemind harvest in progress..
And in other news, The RIAA has donated a large collection of hit music tracks to the prize pool.
According to the Space Elevator Book it will only take ~ 5 Billion to build the first one. After their IPO, they can afford it!
If movies have taught me anything, it's that the space elevator is the only thing in that list that won't stand a good chance of wiping us out.
"In other space elevator news..."
You know you're living in the 21st century when you read words like these.
I heard people complaining about how Google's a one-trick pony, but that kind of diversifying probably isn't what they're talking about.
I'm in the hole of the broadband donut.
No, I think i'll prefer to build one with Lego.
I once had a signature.
If a space elevator is built, what music will it play?
I suggest some calming Thievery Corporation or maybe Air might be more appropriate.
Google should use their expertise in searching to create their own version of SETI.
Imagine going upwards for alot of miles ; in the meantime having to listen to Julio Iglesias' songs, performed by some guy on a synthesizer. NOOOOOO !
to Cyberdyne Systems.
Do you have ESP?
They just want to make the Pigeons smaller so they can fit more into a 1U server case and make google faster.
Beep beep.
Tell you what; to get things moving, I will start a challenge: The first commercially viable space elevator constructed before August 28, 2005 at a height of more than 100 km will win $1000000 from me.
Who's your Daddy now?
...all of the details are still up in the air?
Mods: please don't get too highly strung, go ballistic or hit the roof over this.
Got time? Spend some of it coding or testing
The only problem with space elevators is those people who like to push all the other buttons for the other floors.
The Chronic *WHAT* les of Narnia!
Beanstalk.... You've Solved it!! We just need to find Jack and ask him who gave him the beans. I'm sure there are plenty of Dairy Farmers who would donate a cow to the cause.
Think of the potential rewards... A goose that can lay golden eggs. That's gotta be worth something. Of course the giants may be a problem, but I'm sure we could take it. We've needed a use for our tactical nukes anyway.
Perhaps they could set up a power station that derives further energy from your ability to trivialize non-trivial engineering issues.
HALFWAY?
SO OPTIMISTIC.
SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY.
Signed:
DEATH