• gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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    12 minutes ago

    building a pipe all the way to space would mean the pipe would have to sustain its own weight, which is the same problem as a space elevator. that doesn’t work either because there’s no material on earth strong enough to support its own weight over that distance.