View Pit Stop page for race #3 by m14k10 — Ghost race
Official speed | 48.69 wpm (80.35 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | April 24, 2011 11:05:13am UTC |
Race Finish | April 24, 2011 11:06:34am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
Opponents |
4. ashish680 (32.30 wpm) |
Points | 0.00 |
Text | #463 (Length: 326 characters) The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous orbit is connected by cable to a stationary or mobile platform somewhere on Earth's equator. An elevator would ride up and down the cable at a fraction of present costs. Many sane and sober people believe that a space elevator will be constructed within this century. |