Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 13:05:17 -0400
From: "Paul Haggerty" <Paul.Haggerty at noaa.gov>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Bring a lunch for this elevator ride...
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Mike B. wrote:

>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.
>

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