News Plans for a lift to take you to space...

[Bugz]

Lift could take passengers straight into space - Telegraph

 

[adoNix]

I predict




...................... EPIC FAIL

 

[old.Tohtori]

Someone's been playing too much I-War

Would be nice, if it can take the stress, but a "horrid spacelift accident shocks world" headline is bound to happen.

 

[Uara]

I agree, I can see either some major disaster occuring during construction or in the first couple of months! imagine if some space rock or junk burning up in the atmosphere struck the shaft, it could bring the entire thing down!

 

[Ch3tan]

from the articleScientists hope... It could also remove barrels of nuclear waste, dumping them into space

Oh dear, I predict many problems with this.

 

[Uara]

woooooo barrels of nuclear waste re-entering the earth atmosphere, fun times

 

[Belgerath]

Acid rain will be a thing of the past, instead you will have miracle grow rain and all new species of fish, animals and plants.

 

[tris-]

Oh dear, I predict many problems with this.

what do you think could happen dumping nuclear waste into space? are you forgetting about the 1000s of other much more terrible things out there

 

[chipper]

wow didnt think we were anywhere near capable of this sort of technology it could lead the way to brand new era in space travel cost effective space travel and open up the solar system to manned space flight

 

[Shagrat]

This idea's been floating around for years anyway, think Arthur C Clarke was one of the first to think that some sort of space elevator was theoretically possible and a handy way around having to waste so much thrust getting out of the atmosphere every time.

Cool if someone can put the theory into practice though, one more step towards all the sci-fi books I read becoming reality (Peter Hamilton really can predict the future, itll be crystal storage and downloading of people's memories next)

 

[Dukat]

Dump them in the Sun and hope it doesnt go boom

Arthur C Clarke was going on about this for yonks though, yes its theoreticly possible, just like many things, it just hasn't been done yet.


Is it just me, or does it look like there is a death star in the bottom left corner about the asplode the earth?

 

[Lamp]

Someone's been watching too much QI

 

[Gorbachioo]

Some NASA guy talked about this on Conan.
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Would be nice to see it happen though. Ive always wanted to go to space.

 

[Lamp]

If you have a spare £107,000, Virgin are taking reservations:

Virgin Galactic

 

[chipper]

if i did i would! wonder if i could take out a mortgage for it hmmmm *ponders*

 

[Ch3tan]

what do you think could happen dumping nuclear waste into space? are you forgetting about the 1000s of other much more terrible things out there

Oh I'm not worried about the waste in space, it's getting it there in the first place that worries me.

 

[fettoken]

What could happen? If we disregard any technical problem, its not like some foreign object from outer space would crash into it

 

[Overdriven]

Wouldn't this be built using carbon/nano-rods? I watched some doc about this at 3am about a year ago.

 

[Shagrat]

I love 3am television.

Was even better when they had those Open University lectures on, some of the fluffy haired crazy collared boffins just spoke a different language.

 

[Ezteq]

What could happen? If we disregard any technical problem, its not like some foreign object from outer space would crash into it

what if someone cuts a fart in it just after lift off though? i mean thats bad enough if your only going up a few floors and if its a real hummer you can hit the energency stop button and get out through the roof hatch and play bruce willis for a few minutes...if your going all the way to space and someone lets one rip...you see what im saying here? theres only so long one can hold ones breath and...




in space no one can hear you scream!!!

 

[Lamp]

The lift automatically explodes in the event of any bowel gas being detected, so its in everyone's best interests not to fart. Accordingly, it is illegal to eat a baked bean and prune vindaloo in a space lift.

 

[chipper]

the lifts would be mini habitats with living quarters not your typical lift think about if its going to take 7 days to get to its destination its gonna be quite roomy

 

[old.Tohtori]

the lifts would be mini habitats with living quarters not your typical lift think about if its going to take 7 days to get to its destination its gonna be quite roomy

Gimme a xbox, a 20" or so screen, a cumfy chair, eat&drink and whisky and i wouldn't mind if the trip took 7 years :lol: