tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post4727468802502680397..comments2008-07-18T11:32:35.966-07:00bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541279438184352860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-23935094842638318092008-07-18T11:10:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:10:00.000-07:00Hmmm ....<BR/><BR/>Just today I was trying to come up with a bit of hyperbole about how strong graphene is, but maybe it's not crazy ...<BR/><BR/>What if you put a automated CNT ropemaking factory on the Moon (or Ceres, if borrowed it), let it run on autopilot for a few years, and lowered a cable down to Earth? Then you wouldn't need climbers, just a hook and a nuclear powered fishing reel ...Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698562397742719005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-57934998212405240222008-07-16T11:46:00.000-07:002008-07-16T11:46:00.000-07:00Imagine what engineering feets could be accomplished with space elevator strength cables.Snake Oil Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365352742028282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-24872379001199231162008-07-16T06:35:00.000-07:002008-07-16T06:35:00.000-07:00If I Remember Correctly, carbon nanotubes 30 cm length are needed to make the tape of the Space Elevator.extropolitcahttp://extropolitca.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-32273686783951184182008-07-15T10:20:00.000-07:002008-07-15T10:20:00.000-07:00I can't wait to see what uses are developed for these longer tubes. Fascinating stuff.Snake Oil Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365352742028282744noreply@blogger.com