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Inflatable ‘space elevator’ invented by scientists
telegraph.co.uk ^
| Sarah Knapton,
Posted on 08/16/2015 7:23:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:23:13 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:25:13 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s not “invented” until it’s up in the air.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:28:31 PM PDT
by
struggle
To: BenLurkin
Consoladate high-rise housing in democrat cities
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:31:21 PM PDT
by
Insigne123
(It is the soldier, not the community organizer, who gives us freedom of the press)
To: BenLurkin
,,,and they’re buying a stairway to Heaven.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:31:33 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: BenLurkin; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:33:03 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: Insigne123
Consolidate - where’s FR spell-check when you need it?
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:34:04 PM PDT
by
Insigne123
(It is the soldier, not the community organizer, who gives us freedom of the press)
To: struggle
Vaporware on a grand scale.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:34:53 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: struggle
I just ‘invented’ a laptop that brews beer, rolls cigars, and runs on lawn clippings.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:37:54 PM PDT
by
GunRunner
To: BenLurkin
I recall ideas like this being floated in the 50s and 60s.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:38:54 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Getting off the ground is not the problem. Accelerating to Orbital Velocity (~ 18K mph) or Escape Velocity (~ 25K mph) is what takes all the Energy/Fuel/$$$$$$$
BTW, when one of our kids was at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona back in the mid-1990s, they had a model of the Space Elevator in a glass case in one of the Administration buildings.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:43:26 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
("When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office." - Mark Steyn)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:47:27 PM PDT
by
BlueDragon
(If I had a rocket launcher...)
To: struggle
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:49:55 PM PDT
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GeronL
(Cruz is for real, 100%)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:54:06 PM PDT
by
Perseverando
(For Progressives, Islamonazis & Totalitarians: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
To: GunRunner
Put me down for a pre-order.
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:54:58 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: BenLurkin
Still a better use for money than welfare
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:56:41 PM PDT
by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: BenLurkin
Wouldn’t the jet stream play havock with this?
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:58:11 PM PDT
by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: BwanaNdege
I still think the way to go is the oldest and simplest.
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posted on
08/16/2015 8:02:39 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: GunRunner
I already have a patent on that! You owe me. :^)
To: BenLurkin
hey, go for it.
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