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Some lava around the piercing site is normal, but keep an eye out for spreading earthquakes and eruptive activity that might indicate rifting.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3145/
Now hear me out. Instead of a space elevator…
I think there was a movie where this concept was central to the plot and story. I don’t remember the name.
Total Recall, the recent one…
Wait wait wait, the recent one isn’t on Mars? What the hell???
Yeah. I know.
If you used this to hold tectonic plates together, would it cause more or less earthquakes?
Typically you would use nails instead of screws for frame construction to accommodate lateral stresses caused by movement. In this case, I think maybe a pile driver would be a better solution.
There really is an xkcd for everything.
But why Australia?
Honestly Australia makes the most sense to me. Why not Australia?
Grand Teton: exists
Why not?
It’s mostly a big desert so no land of great value is lost. And it has to be on land, doing this in the ocean would be impractical and crazy!
I did the same trajectory in the game Tanks using s worm rocket
