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Space Elevator

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1773 points kaonwarb | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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Given the title "Space Elevator" I was expecting some more information on a hypothetical space elevator cable. Assuming humans can manufacture defect-free nanotubes at any length and can combine them into thicker cables, you could specify at every height a) the cumulative mass of the cable, b) the thickness of the cable at that point, and c) the stress experienced by the cable at that point. You could further break c down into the gravitational vs centripetal forces on the cable at that point.