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building stuff
#18336 02/23/07 11:58 AM
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What would be the (currently insurmountable) technical difficulties of building a tower (sort of tubular in structure), from earth to out side our earths atmosphere.

(this site is always changing, if it aint broke don't fix it)

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You mean other than gravity?

Put a stick in the ground ... does it stand upright?

Put a 10 kilo weight at the top of the stick to simulate the weight of a longer stick.

I've no doubt the answer will come to you rather quickly.

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