@[email protected] to No Stupid Questions • 3 days agoWhat's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?message-square33fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down13
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?@[email protected] to No Stupid Questions • 3 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@Deestanlink23•edit-23 days agoAre there any restrictions on material? If not, I have stack of dirty nitrogen in my backyard over 100km tall, technically reaching space.
minus-square@PoachlinkEnglish9•2 days agoI’m pretty sure anything physical referred to as a pyramid would have to keep its shape, and therefore must be a solid.
minus-square@Deestanlink-1•2 days agoThat makes sense. Though at geological scales the distinction between solid and non-solid blurs a bit. Mountains are not solid to a slow enough observer.
Are there any restrictions on material?
If not, I have stack of dirty nitrogen in my backyard over 100km tall, technically reaching space.
I’m pretty sure anything physical referred to as a pyramid would have to keep its shape, and therefore must be a solid.
That makes sense. Though at geological scales the distinction between solid and non-solid blurs a bit. Mountains are not solid to a slow enough observer.