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That all assumes that it got loose at the base and not part way up within the atmosphere. If 9/11 can happen, this can happen. All that cable and kinetic energy
by hammyhavoc 4y ago
That all assumes that it got loose at the base and not part way up within the atmosphere. If 9/11 can happen, this can happen. All that cable and kinetic energy has to go somewhere.
- londons_explore 4y agoIf a tether breaks high up, then only a few kilometers of the tether hit the ground. Anything higher burns up on the way down (since it is very thin, so surface plasma heating doesn't take long to destroy it)
- midasuni 4y agoIf your bad guys can get high enough to sever your cable, they can get high enough to do a kinetic or powered bombardment and cause magnitudes more damage.
- red-iron-pine 4y ago¿Por qué no los dos? Plus accidents are more likely than you think. A rocket just exploded this morning, and read up on rates of railroad or shipping screwups. A train full of apples and pallets of kleenex going over ain't a big deal but the same containers falling out of the sky will certainly cause more damage.
- jutrewag 4y agoA bomb on wheels that rides the cable before exploding.
- midasuni 4y agoI can’t take a tube of toothpaste on a plane. How am I going to pack a bomb large enough to cause that much damage. Why don’t people blow up planes with that method today?
- concordDance 4y agoThey're probably better off just flying into a building again.