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Have you ever tried to balance a string on its end? It gets harder, the longer the string is. There aren’t any other physics than that.


I think most plans envisage a large mass (such as a captured asteroid) in geostationary orbit to anchor the top of the elevator cable.


Tension, not compression. Doesn't matter how floppy it is.




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