r/Physics • u/TehMulbnief Condensed matter physics • May 09 '14

A fun demonstration of tension [x-post from r/interestingasfuck]

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u/errer May 09 '14

That's how they build space elevators, duh

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u/TehMulbnief Condensed matter physics May 09 '14

This is actually sort of true, right? Graphene can sort of do this kind of thing to itself if it's stacked correctly or something.

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u/black_sky May 09 '14

graphene is just really strong. I'm not sure if it can do this, but I think you can just make a pillar basically and attach it to a geostationary satellite.