4 ms·
You lost a zero in there, so more like 146km.
by telchar 4y ago
You lost a zero in there, so more like 146km.
- Gravityloss 4y agoExamples here, one can sort by breaking length: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_strength https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_strength (2 GPa) / (1400 kg/m^3 x 10 m/s^2) = (2e9 N/m^2)/(1.4e4 N/m^3) = (2e5/1.4) m = 140 000 m = 140 km P = F/A, F = M x g, M = A x L x rho L = M/(A x rho) = (F/g)/(A x rho) = (F/A)/(g x rho) = P / (g x rho)
- ncmncm 4y agoOops, tx. Seemed low.
- cstross 4y agoNot enough for a space elevator on Earth, but definitely in the range you need for very long suspension bridges -- think in terms of railway bridges over the English Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Irish Sea, and (with causeways/island hopping) the Bering Straits.