View Pit Stop page for race #214 by nara — Ghost race
Official speed | 27.78 wpm (140.82 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | March 11, 2010 10:35:20am UTC |
Race Finish | March 11, 2010 10:37:40am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 3) |
Opponents |
1. greycubed (31.48 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. |