To: Neville72
The best place for all practicle purposes would be at the poles...there isn't any torgue from the rotation..
37 posted on
02/15/2006 10:49:20 AM PST by
Zavien Doombringer
(Mr. Franklin, what form of customes did you create in Tiajunna? A beeber, Madam, if you can stune it)
To: Zavien Doombringer
You want the rotation. That's what keeps the ribbon and the counterweight taught
44 posted on
02/15/2006 10:51:29 AM PST by
Neville72
(uist)
To: Zavien Doombringer
The best place for all practicle purposes would be at the poles...there isn't any torgue from the rotation.. Geostationary orbit (a necessity for this to work) is not possible at the poles.
There is no "torque" involved in this setup.
101 posted on
02/15/2006 7:41:48 PM PST by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: Zavien Doombringer
In space, the anchor would be a geo-stationary orbiting counterweight. You cannot do that above the pole.
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