View Pit Stop page for race #339 by simsimbean — Ghost race
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Official speed | 120.96 wpm (32.34 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | January 13, 2011 8:20:34am UTC |
Race Finish | January 13, 2011 8:21:07am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 2) |
Opponents |
2. aarondn (103.02 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. |