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minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThey’re physically possible, just massive engineering challenges. Read Orion’s Arm’s overview, it’s largely based on current known physics.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoFor space elevators, to the best of my knowledge, there is no known material that can withstand the forces involved. Not even CFNTs. For wormholes, we’re getting so deep into speculation that the conversation doesn’t even really matter.
They’re physically possible, just massive engineering challenges. Read Orion’s Arm’s overview, it’s largely based on current known physics.
For space elevators, to the best of my knowledge, there is no known material that can withstand the forces involved. Not even CFNTs.
For wormholes, we’re getting so deep into speculation that the conversation doesn’t even really matter.