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While I have no doubt it would require an unreasonable amount of material and resources, so not doable... I wonder.... would a space-elevator made out of modern materials, but shapped like a pyramid with a broad base, be able to be made tall enough to extend into space. I figure if the base is wide enough and the materials at least as strong as solid rock, it should be possible... but without running the numbers I dunno... I do know there is a limit on the maximum size of a mountain so .... i dunno.
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@freemo No, you couldn't. The reason is that, above a certain height, the centrifugal force will overcome the force of gravity. The key to a space elevator is to build it in such a way that the forces at each end balance the other (kind of like building an arch).
So, the base isn't the problem... The middle is. We don't have strong enough materials that can hold the end that's being pulled away from the planet to the end that's being pulled towards the planet together.
