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Post by bigbombr on Jun 29, 2017 19:34:19 GMT
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Post by Pttg on Jul 3, 2017 18:56:37 GMT
That's actually really cool. It's the first real megastructure that I've seen that doesn't need nanotube duct tape to hold it together.
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Post by bigbombr on Jul 4, 2017 12:04:27 GMT
That's actually really cool. It's the first real megastructure that I've seen that doesn't need nanotube duct tape to hold it together. Neither do Lofstromloops, space towers, mass drivers and more. Nanotube duct tape just makes many of them easier. |
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Post by EshaNas on Jul 6, 2017 15:13:37 GMT
Considering that in canon mankind fled earth in beanstalks, which are not possible now even if we master graphenes or carbon nanotubes, some nanotube magic duct tape is at the least expected....
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Post by The Astronomer on Jul 6, 2017 16:14:17 GMT
Considering that in canon mankind fled earth in beanstalks, which are not possible now even if we master graphenes or carbon nanotubes, some nanotube magic duct tape is at the least expected.... I thought they left Earth using skyhooks. |
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Post by EshaNas on Aug 1, 2017 17:00:26 GMT
Considering that in canon mankind fled earth in beanstalks, which are not possible now even if we master graphenes or carbon nanotubes, some nanotube magic duct tape is at the least expected.... I thought they left Earth using skyhooks. I just checked. They indeed have six 'supersonic skyhooks', my bad. |
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Post by linkxsc on Aug 2, 2017 15:45:51 GMT
So how are they keeping the "orbital speed" rings up at those speeds? Would they not slow down dramatically as it's basically trying to accelerate the conduit ring (the one we would use to build stuff and tethers off of)
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Post by bigbombr on Aug 2, 2017 16:01:42 GMT
So how are they keeping the "orbital speed" rings up at those speeds? Would they not slow down dramatically as it's basically trying to accelerate the conduit ring (the one we would use to build stuff and tethers off of) Conversation of momentum =/= conversation of energy. By using magnets, you can alter the trajectory without decreasing the kinetic energy of the pellets/ring. Since it has tethers running to the surface, you can supply energy though. |
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Post by bigbombr on Aug 31, 2017 16:35:28 GMT
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Post by aixqag on Oct 22, 2017 3:06:37 GMT
Doesn't Lenz's law/electrical eddies cause the hoops to accelerate in the direction the ring is moving and vice versa, thereby destroying this concept entirely?
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