October 9th, 2002, 03:27 PM
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Re: OT: About Space Elevators
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Originally posted by Mylon:
This inertia is probably at the cost of Earth's rotational speed, since it has to come from somewhere...
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The principles of orbital mechanics do say that you are correct, but the total mass of the cable system in relation to the earth means the amount of change in the earth's rotation will be so infinesimally small they will be practically unmeasurable. In relation to the effect of the moon and the friction of tidal effects it will be for practical purposes nonexsistant.
[ October 09, 2002, 14:30: Message edited by: geoschmo ]
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