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So I like to play arcade games on this website 'www.icy-hell.com' and man, they got a lot of cool games and i'm number 1 on the Asteroids top 10 list.. number 2 too.. - and anyway- They have a forum as well.. and I went on to one of the topics that looked interesting.. and you wouldn't beleive how.. how.. ugh.. just read it.. it's a thread based on the 'space elevator' in development..
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Well, to be fair, it sounds like a pretty outlandish idea. However, most of the objections I saw on that thread were answered in the article I read in Discover magazine. And carbon nanotubes are pretty impressive. Materials science is so amazingly cool.
I wouldn't worry about people being closed-minded about this particular idea unless they're in Congress (actually, that's a legitimate concern). Yeah, if pro is the opposite of con, then what's the opposite of progress?
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Yeah, I think those nutty kids would be all over this idea if it weren't linked with the Evil One, W. Bush. Typical.
Really, it's an interesting idea and worth looking into.
People who think space exploration is a waste of money have always made me grumpy.
It's 2004, people! Where are the flying cars? The Mars colonies! The Vulcans! I think it's about darn time we start getting more futury.
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The ignorance displayed in the replies is pretty disturbing. I mean, these are the people who will grow up to be the adults in charge of tomorrow? (God, I hope none of them were adults. What a depressing thought. I'm going back to bed. )
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quote: but i also heard something about a underground tunnel in the water very deep in the sea, that cars can drive from USA to England which cost a lot of money too................................................................ weeeeeeeeee............................... weeeeeeeeeeeeeee...................
I'm going to go way out on a limb and assume this person is talking about the chunnel? Or is there some project going on that I have no idea about?
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quote:What's odd is that Bush has never mentioned a space elevator.
You're right. There is no connection, except that Bush wants to get back to the moon, and this space elevator idea may help that along.
Apparently, that's enough for those nutty, sporadically illiterate kids.
quote:wow...wut an undeveloped idea Let alone the appalling cost, how the hell will this retarded elevator serve a usefull purpose? Won't this elevator be hard to maintain since the elevator would have to be attached to the Earth, in which makes revolutions (could hit some stuff, like satellites and what not). The elevator would cost 10 billion to MAKE but would probably take even more money to maintain it.
Plus, we need this money seeing how Bush screwed up our economy.
Well, we can all draw a conclusion to George Bush is just a moron. Please tell your parents not to vote for him. Mark my words, he will screw us all over is he gets another term.
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I don't have high hopes for them, if they are trying to read something that isn't all spelled phonetically.
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quote:By the way, has anyone posted to these kids to
READ A BOOK!?
But then you'd get something like this little gem in response:
quote:u spamming again this has noting to do with the dam Elevator thing and i agree with Jes-C Moon+Elevator= waste of money and Llawton a.k.a notwall ur getting retarded any topic u make ill close it u dim so dont even try u airhead.
P.S you whats disturbing talking to your master like that i never said u can talk u stupid rat shush u
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