[cripplecreek]

What do you make the cable out of?

Robert Forward theorized using what he called carbon fiber hextube. (Something that actually exists today)

[from occupied ga]

Robert Forward theorized using what he called carbon fiber hextube.

Is it going to be strong enough? I remember reading some article about a year ago that mentioned diamond and some kind of carbon fiber, but concluded that even with the maximum strength that molecular bonds can develop no material would be quite strong enough to support its own weight. I don't know for sure just asking if anyone has seen any recent research on the topic.