20151021 - Dr. William Forstchen - EMPs - Live Show Chat Thread

[Juan Cena]

That's correct. And, if you fell off a space elevator, you wouldn't float in space, you'd just drop straight down.

Speaking of atmosphere, did you read my posts about the "alien structure" possibly being a gas torus like Larry Niven's Smoke Ring in The Intergal Trees?

[Ciardelo]

for an object to burn in the atmosphere it needs to be traveling through the atmosphere at a very high velocity.

Thanks! I was picturing that the elevator would be moving fast because the Earth rotating, but if the atmosphere moves too, it wouldn't be rubbing on the elevator.

[trostol]

Don't fuck with Bucky.   

[WanagoBleu]

for an object to burn in the atmosphere it needs to be traveling through the atmosphere at a very high velocity.

so the very end of the elevator shaft will really be hauling mass. Kind of like the end tip on a huge wind mill. Sometimes the tip speeds are over 100 mph

[ChandlersDad]

So I guess the atmosphere rotates too with the earth?

Terrorists would love attacking this "elevator".

[trostol]

http://phys.org/news/2015-04-technique-carbon-nanotube-composite-materials.html
http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/carbon-nanotubes-find-real-world-applications/58278/
http://www.understandingnano.com/nanotubes-carbon.html

interesting stuff there

[Ciardelo]

Terrorists would love attacking this "elevator".

you called it!

[trostol]

Marty never looked so good

[SciFiAuthor]

As the Gravity expert in the forum, I would have to inject that it depends on where you were at on the space elevator.  Past a certain point you would be in orbit.  At 23,000 miles up you could let go and grab it again because you are at geosync. Above that and you would be in an orbit that would last a long, long time, below that your orbit would degrade and eventually you would renter.

That's true, I simplified that too much.

[QuantumMystics]

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

[norland2424]

Marty never looked so good

Marty from japan? lol

[ChandlersDad]

Who would finance this? Certainly not the fossil fuel industry that currently hoard billions of dollars. Maybe they could finance it via contributions for about a 1000 years? Seriously, I do not see how anything like this would be built until we have a global government that could commission such giant projects.

[SomeVelvetMorning]

We would need an elevator operator



Going UP?

[Rocky4228]

[AppealPlay]

A space elevator sounds cool as hell.  Do want!

[Rocky4228]

Marty from japan? lol

Nah, that's KUSHIDA.

[Uncle Duke]

First meteor.....and some interesting air traffic.  Couple of helos circling SE of me at probably 2K ft, with an F-16 flying what could be top cover.

[trostol]

Who would finance this? Certainly not the fossil fuel industry that currently hoard billions of dollars. Maybe they could finance it via contributions for about a 1000 years? Seriously, I do not see how anything like this would be built until we have a global government that could commission such giant projects.

well if you ask Hoagie..ELON MUSK!!!! and he would do it out of the goodness of his heart like he said last night lol

[QuantumMystics]

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

Who would finance this? Certainly not the fossil fuel industry that currently hoard billions of dollars. Maybe they could finance it via contributions for about a 1000 years? Seriously, I do not see how anything like this would be built until we have a global government that could commission such giant projects.

For the near future, the Moon will be a better candidate for the first space elevator.

[=Schlyder=]

the costs involved for one single thread to space is ridiculous and would be better spent on other methods to get to space more efficiently.

[norland2424]

First meteor.....and some interesting air traffic.  Couple of helos circling SE of me at probably 2K ft, with an F-16 flying what could be top cover.

what state are you in?

[WOTR]

Maybe "the Donald" can make this project in order to make America great again and undertake a great national project at the equator...

[ChandlersDad]

A space elevator sounds cool as hell.  Do want!

Wouldn't your ears pop going up?

[trostol]

some prime retail space right there

[QuantumMystics]

[Dave Noorie]

http://www.ehow.com/how_8067698_cook-totinos-pizza-rolls.html

[norland2424]

noorys next job, a space trashman

[SciFiAuthor]

Speaking of atmosphere, did you read my posts about the "alien structure" possibly being a gas torus like Larry Niven's Smoke Ring in The Intergal Trees?

I didn't see it. But I would think that to block that much light you'd need something solid within the torus.