Re: Off Topic-Space Elevator

[Gary Isenhower <garyi@BCM.TMC.EDU>]

Despite your "true faith" in the danger of a single photon, not all of

your beliefs are false.  You are just human, and no human has all the

facts or all the truth.



The space elevator is an old, great idea, assuming that materials

science will come up with a cable of sufficient tensile strength.  It

could present great opportunities for mankind.  But what if a group of

concerned citizens mounted a successful PR campaign against it?  What a

sad waste that would be.  No one who understood the situation would want

to laugh.

    _______________________________________________



	Gary Isenhower

	713-798-8353

	garyi@bcm.tmc.edu





Norman Cohen wrote:

> 

> Well Brian, you know what I always say, "first they laugh at you..."

> I'm sure apologies will come streaming into my inbox from all those

> laughing radsafers.  ;-)

> 

> Thanks for posting this.

> 

> Norm

> 

> Brian Keele wrote:

> 

> > The Seattle Times printed this article about a dream of a space

> > elevator.  I believe Norm C. got laughed at on Radsafe regarding

> > this topic. I can't comment about the physics nor the

> > practicality.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134489679_spaceelevator08m.htmlBrian

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------

> 

> > J-

> 

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