Comment on Checkmate, science
voodooattack@lemmy.world 5 months agoHow about if you launch a huge magnet well above escape velocity and remotely anchor a space elevator made from a ferromagnetic material to it but the space elevator’s weight counteracts its inertia exactly and holds it in place perpetually. Would that work?
Natanael@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
It needs to rotate unless it’s a superconductor.
Also a magnet that size would mess up navigation equipment for miles
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Give us a chance to practice using our sextant collection tho