To: narby
At some point they will run out of mass to balance. This isn't a perpetual motion machine: the clockworks will run down, but there might be ways to wind up the clock without burning chemical fuel.
6 posted on
06/18/2003 9:28:51 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
To: RightWhale
See my previous post - I don't think it's all a case of momentum transfer.
7 posted on
06/18/2003 9:37:00 AM PDT by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: RightWhale
The way in which you boost the tether to a higher orbit is by using the earth's magnetic field and the tether itself as a sort of electric motor. By running solar electricity through the tether, you wind up with a magnetic force that will serve to push the tehter to a higher orbit.
13 posted on
06/18/2003 10:13:00 AM PDT by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
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