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longship

(40,416 posts)

7. Good ol' Riddick. ;-)

Reply to Dash87 (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 12:44 PM

Dec 2013

Space elevator will never happen. It would be a huge terrorist magnet in today's political climate. Of course, in today's political climate it would never get built even if we had the tech in hand, which we don't anyway.

But your argument is entirely valid.

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Beam me up Skink Dec 2013 #1

I predict quick death, or cannibalism. longship Dec 2013 #2

There wouldn't be much to do the first 2-3 years other than scientific research Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #3

They need a space elevator for this sort of thing. Dash87 Dec 2013 #6

Good ol' Riddick. ;-) longship Dec 2013 #7

They plan on blowing up the Earth meow2u3 Dec 2013 #4

I hope most of them are tea party idiots bigdarryl Dec 2013 #5