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Is it an ideal location though? From an astrophysics perspective I bet it's ideal, but from a structural perspective it's still a large steel structure in the t
by tomatotomato37 6y ago
Is it an ideal location though? From an astrophysics perspective I bet it's ideal, but from a structural perspective it's still a large steel structure in the tropics that's also simultaneously in both a hurricane and earthquake zone, which to me seems closer to a worst case scenario than a perfect spot to build.
Ignoring geopolitical matters I wonder if an installation on the same latitude in the mexican mountains would be better spot to build such a thing.
- bobthepanda 6y agoI mean the geopolitical status of Puerto Rico is not necessarily better, given that even today PR has terrible power infrastructure and no clear plan to fix it.
- JetSpiegel 6y agoMaybe if it was the 51st state instead of a colony, the political will would magically appear?
- notabee 6y agoYou have a good point, but we also have many decades' worth of engineering improvements that could likely be used to mitigate some of the risks.