"rapidly heading towards the limits of material strength"
indeed. tho, we should also note that we are looking at a weakest link thing. can that one bolt sustain that much pressure? or maybe that one weld? or any of the concrete parts that attach to the earth itself?
The first thing that struck me was that curved ramp at the end of the track. So, that curve is going to deflect masses going at 7km/s. Really. (And this thing is 100m-1km in diameter and built to the tolerances of a watch...)
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"rapidly heading towards the limits of material strength"
indeed. tho, we should also note that we are looking at a weakest link thing. can that one bolt sustain that much pressure? or maybe that one weld? or any of the concrete parts that attach to the earth itself?
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m3mnoch.
The first thing that struck me was that curved ramp at the end of the track. So, that curve is going to deflect masses going at 7km/s. Really. (And this thing is 100m-1km in diameter and built to the tolerances of a watch...)