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Re:The Quest to Build an Elevator into Space by badsock on Saturday October 04, 2014 @01:08PM (#8409909)
It's more of a ribbon than a cable - it would float gently down.
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Re:The Quest to Build an Elevator into Space by gpsx on Saturday October 04, 2014 @01:37PM (#8409977)
The tip would be going over 5000 mph relative to earth, not including the speed because of the snap. I don't know if it would float gently, but it probably would burn up once it hit the atmosphere.
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