Re: [OT] Beanstalk anyone?

Tomb wrote:

>Awesome. I can't wait. In fact, I want to buy a ticket now....

Oh, yeah.  I've been WAITING for this.

>For other reading:
>
>Excellent book by Robert Sheffield called Web Between Worlds (though
his
>attachment method was questionable)

Would you say he didn't know jack about beanstalks?

I believe there's one in Friday by Heinlein as well (though that is by
no 
means an endorsement of the book).  I could have misread it though.

>2300AD (Traveller 2300): They had beanstalks and also covered the
impact
>(literally) of one that is unleashed on the planet it services.

I'm assuming you meant of the tether comes loose from it's space end. 
I'm 
curious to see a story/scenario where it comes detached at the earth end
of 
the tether - talk about an olympic hammer throw. ;-)

3B^2

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