Comment on What's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?
baggins@lemmy.ca 1 week agoWhat would you do as the side length of the base approaches the diameter of the Earth
Comment on What's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?
baggins@lemmy.ca 1 week agoWhat would you do as the side length of the base approaches the diameter of the Earth
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Stop? Somewhere around 1/3 of the diameter for a 45deg sloped pyramid, adding more layers would start projecting off the sides, offering no additional support for the new layer. Drawing a teardrop shape with a perfectly circular head and perfectly tangential tail with be the same as a cross section of this planet/pyramid