Space/Science — HabitableZone

Space/Science » in reply to re: The issue with tall towers everywhere that has gravity is buckling.

No, I don't like.
nick Hoffman — (archived)

You're playing SM-style games, getting carried away with the decimal places whilst your basic assumpmtions are wildly wrong.

For a self-supporting tower, aim for a height to width ratio of around 10, otherwise you have to get smart in internal bracing.

For a 50 MILE tower you need 5 MILE baseline

78 feet is as pointless as 48"

Stop finessing your cones and go get real.

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