Ozymandyus
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It doesn't deny the existence of nanotubes, it denies 'ribbons woven from superstrong nanotubes' which do not exist yet.AntiSkill42 said:Maybe on helium.
The idea itself sounds far more workable than a rigid cable elevator of some sort.
A flexible structure, self-lifting nice idea. But the article states that it would be possible to build this with todays technology -I don't think so- and denies that there are nano tubes. Well of course these tubes are expensive but they are availabel.
Are there any calculations if such a long... kind of lever... would affect earths trajectory?
Sure, there are nanotubes, but you can't build them into a cable a meter long much less hundreds of miles long. And its not just because they are rare, we do not yet have the technology to build large scale nanotube materials yet.
Not that I think the idea of a helium filled tower has any merit. But no it would not affect the earth's trajectory.