View Pit Stop page for race #642 by riyaz11 — Ghost race
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Official speed | 50.08 wpm (78.12 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | December 8, 2009 12:21:18pm UTC |
Race Finish | December 8, 2009 12:22:36pm UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 5) |
Opponents |
3. conansss (48.54 wpm) 4. ed_toreno (39.03 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. |