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minus-squareMossy Feathers (She/They)linkfedilinkEnglish27•2 months agoCould this be used to make a space elevator?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•2 months agoEscalator is smart, because if it breaks, you can still walk to space.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI think I remember reading that a structure strong enough would have to be wider than the earth
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoThe stronger the material the thinner it could be. There are a lot of properties in the word ‘stronger’ though.
minus-squareJustinlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months agoIt would probably be strong enough, but not viable to manufacture.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months ago“the manufacturing process of the 2D polymer is highly scalable” First line of the article
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoOk but there’s ‘high’ and then there’s ‘low earth orbit’.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoThat’s what my dispensary tells me too
Could this be used to make a space elevator?
No.
What about a space escalator?
Escalator is smart, because if it breaks, you can still walk to space.
I heard it was for lifts only
I think I remember reading that a structure strong enough would have to be wider than the earth
The stronger the material the thinner it could be.
There are a lot of properties in the word ‘stronger’ though.
It would probably be strong enough, but not viable to manufacture.
“the manufacturing process of the 2D polymer is highly scalable”
First line of the article
Ok but there’s ‘high’ and then there’s ‘low earth orbit’.
That’s what my dispensary tells me too
My man!