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Plaything48 · Jan 30, 2004, 07:01 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr size="1" />Originally Posted by
Appreciate the link to the vid but can you get articles from a real paper next time please? I mean come on, it'll be the Daily Mail next. <hr size="1" /></blockquote>

Theres nothing wrong with the telegraph!!

<blockquote>Quote:<hr size="1" />Originally Posted by
basically, humans don't yet have materials that could support their own weight, much less haul freight, in a structure sufficiently long. <hr size="1" /></blockquote>

Try doing some research on carbon nanotubes: 100 times stronger than steel, and lighter than aluminium. As Ive said before, don't bring the science practicalities into this, because the scientists have overcome most of the objections you can think of.

Jan 30, 2004, 07:01 pm	#10 (permalink) (top)
Plaything48 Igneous Magma Location: London baby, yeah! Posts: 198	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by Appreciate the link to the vid but can you get articles from a real paper next time please? I mean come on, it'll be the Daily Mail next. <hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> Theres nothing wrong with the telegraph!! </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by basically, humans don't yet have materials that could support their own weight, much less haul freight, in a structure sufficiently long. <hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> Try doing some research on carbon nanotubes: 100 times stronger than steel, and lighter than aluminium. As Ive said before, don't bring the science practicalities into this, because the scientists have overcome most of the objections you can think of. A man has two reasons for doing anything --- a good reason and the real reason. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.