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Re:Can Quiet, Efficient 'Space Elevators' Really Work? by bronson on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @11:23AM (#7264335)
The cable is 62,000 miles long. The atmosphere goes up maybe 100 miles (0.16%) of it, and meaningful wind only goes up about ten miles (0.016%). The pressure doesn't even register.

That said, I've got to imagine that bottom .1% of the cable will be made differently to counteract all the water and oxygen around it.

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Re:Can Quiet, Efficient 'Space Elevators' Really Work? by joshdulac on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @11:36AM (#7264431)
But you can't rule out the possibility of a storm crossing the cable.
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Re:Can Quiet, Efficient 'Space Elevators' Really Work? by bronson on Thursday February 20, 2014 @02:06AM (#7269361)
Compared to the rest of the tension and abuse on the cable? I think you pretty much can.

Lightning might be interesting but wind is no big deal.

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