Doesn't something like a Space Elevator become an incredibly large and tempting target for anyone looking to kill/injure/destroy American/Western World society? There cannot possibly be away to "guard" the entire length of the elevator on Earth, and if it were to break and come crashing down...
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...we are one step closer to having a real life Jessica Rabbit? Cuz I can TOTALLY get behind that plan!
I find it funny that all you Java/C++ coders are upset about not being able to learn COBOL to land mainframe jobs.
I just finished taking a Java course so I could have a way out of my COBOL-dreary job.
The grass is always greener...
You mean that guy in the black leather outfit in "Pulp Fiction"?
Accelerating this way, Howe's vessel could reach a speed of 260,000 mph
Faster than light!
What universe do you live in?
Light speed is approximately 186 000 miles per second, or 669,600,000 miles per hour.
Doesn't something like a Space Elevator become an incredibly large and tempting target for anyone looking to kill/injure/destroy American/Western World society? There cannot possibly be away to "guard" the entire length of the elevator on Earth, and if it were to break and come crashing down...
Oranges have always been orange, right?
But then again, they were also right.