Thanks Mike, you've just increased my feel-good factor. And, yes, your mods make sense.

Originally Posted By: Mike Kremer
Now..... any ideas as to how they get rid of the couple of thousand miles of surplus Nano Fibre (guesstimated) that are pulled up until they reach the required cable thickness?

My guess is that the investors might want to achieve a bigger bang for the buck by re-using the cables already in orbit, i.e. to set up at least one further elevator, which would not only double capacity, but also serve as an emergency backup.

Ultimately, though, there would still remain surplus cables.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler