View Pit Stop page for race #7 by siti — Ghost race
Official speed | 30.50 wpm (128.26 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | April 22, 2010 12:48:15am UTC |
Race Finish | April 22, 2010 12:50:23am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
Opponents |
4. tien (27.39 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. |