View Pit Stop page for race #99 by wickedchild — Ghost race
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Official speed | 55.72 wpm (70.21 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | November 20, 2010 2:08:41am UTC |
Race Finish | November 20, 2010 2:09:51am UTC |
Outcome | No win (5 of 5) |
Opponents |
2. lamers (74.82 wpm) 3. rrocketla (70.77 wpm) 4. justintime17 (57.55 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. |