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		nkrisc 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Obscure islands I find interesting I find it difficult to imagine a scenario where building a space elevator is possible but sea water corrosion is an insurmountable problem.

mattmanser 7 months ago [–]

If you're building the base of the elevator in water, your whole operation is basically operating in water.

The effort to do that is huge.

It's basically a big over complication.

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