Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
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Qwerty
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Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
Source: http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/22/1319224Quote: thebryce writes Quote: "From cyborg housemaids and waterpowered cars to dog translators and rocket boots, Japanese boffins have racked up plenty of near-misses in the quest to turn science fiction into reality. Now the finest scientific minds of Japan are devoting themselves to cracking the greatest sci-fi vision of all: the space elevator. Man has so far conquered space by painfully and inefficiently blasting himself out of the atmosphere but the 21st century should bring a more leisurely ride to the final frontier. Japan is increasingly confident that its sprawling academic and industrial base can solve those issues, and has even put the astonishingly low price tag of a trillion yen (£5 billion) on building the elevator. Japan is renowned as a global leader in the precision engineering and high-quality material production without which the idea could never be possible." So this is what Hideo Kojima has been doing lately... :rolleyes:
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:23 pm |
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DingoEgret
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
So this is where southpark got it from
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Gray Fox
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
Awesome!
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ThunderCleese
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
Where does this space elevator go too?
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Qwerty
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
ThunderCleese wrote: Where does this space elevator go too? Into one of the atmospheric layers of Earth. O_o
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volrath77
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
Space elevator? Oh noes! Haven't these people watched Dolores, i?
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:26 am |
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DingoEgret
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
wat if it gets stuck how do u fix somthing in space =0
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Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:59 am |
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Gray Fox
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
Umm, by flying up there and fixing it? But seriously, Yeah what if it does get stuck That'd suck. but think of the fun zero-gravity
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ThunderCleese
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
=Jehuty= wrote: Umm, by flying up there and fixing it? But seriously, Yeah what if it does get stuck That'd suck. but think of the fun zero-gravity If you can plug your ears from the elevator music
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Gray Fox
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Re: Japanese Begin Working On Space Elevator
Naaw, the elevator music is going to be relaxing and cheesy..... Yeah....
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