View Pit Stop page for race #2698 by moksleepy — Ghost race
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Official speed | 75.65 wpm (51.71 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | April 19, 2011 1:00:29am UTC |
Race Finish | April 19, 2011 1:01:21am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
Opponents |
1. ditw (79.19 wpm) |
Points | 0.00 |
Text | #463 (Length: 326 characters) The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous orbit is connected by cable to a stationary or mobile platform somewhere on Earth's equator. An elevator would ride up and down the cable at a fraction of present costs. Many sane and sober people believe that a space elevator will be constructed within this century. |