champu 1 #26 June 29, 2004 also I've played with some numbers since I made that post, here's my spreadsheet. /edited to add: you'll notice if you input an altitude lower than geosynchronous (~22,284 miles) , you'll get negative tension in the tether (meaning it'll start falling to earth) and if you put in an altitude of zero and a mass of 1kg, the tension is -2.2lbs (which makes sense, cause one kg weighs about 2.2 lbs on the surface of the earth) sorry, I'm just doing "sanity checks" on my calculations Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #27 June 29, 2004 Nifty dude. Tethers produce some seriously fun dynamics problems. Haven't looked at them in quite a long time. Just a thought on this elevator thing. Let's say that an elevator was built out to LEO. Check out the velocity a satellite in a circular orbit will be travelling up there (v=sqrt(mu/r)) vs. the velocity an elevator fixed to the Earth would be travelling.Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #28 June 29, 2004 The answers you seek are here... http://www.zadar.net/space-elevator/ http://www.spaceelevator.com/directory/Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #29 June 30, 2004 Quote...on this. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/25/space.elevator.ap/index.html Call me skeptical, but... Checkout Buckminster Fuller and the reseach that Rice University has been doing on composite metals for the past few years. The engineering is not new, but the material is being developed.I do not believe it will ever be done......actually hope it is never done. "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #30 June 30, 2004 Interesting. I might spend some time there if I can ever find any extra. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #31 June 30, 2004 QuoteI'm just postulating, but ... <SLAP> Pervert!!! Postulate in private, for Pete's sake! I luv ya Kev...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #32 June 30, 2004 QuoteQuoteI'm just postulating, but ... <SLAP> Pervert!!! Postulate in private, for Pete's sake! I luv ya Kev... ACME, you crack me up!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, carry on... ~R+R...Yes, I am still laughing...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #33 June 30, 2004 Don't make me come over there and posulate all over you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #34 June 30, 2004 QuoteDon't make me come over there and posulate all over you. It will change your entire political view structure. Go ahead!!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
