Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 11:01:19 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Bring a lunch for this elevator ride...
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 10:35 AM 5/3/05 -0400, Michael Walsh wrote:
>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/221576_liftport26.html

That's amazing.  I didn't know they were so close to actually building a
beanstalk.  I hope this doesn't turn out to be a scam.

I wonder what the "lift capacity" will be?  What the life expectancy of the
structure is (from atmospheric effects as well as wear from the climbing
robots).  How it will be maintained and repaired.  What treaties and other
politics might derail it.  The story did a good job talking about the
company and the plant, but left out much of the really interesting stuff.

-- Mike B.
--
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.