From Fiction to Reality

Well once again, the great innovators of the world get their inspiration from some Sci-Fi book. CNN reports that "In 1979, Arthur C. Clarke's novel The Fountains of Paradise brought the idea of a space elevator to [the public]". And now we have people planning exactly how we can do this, and where it should be located.

A multi-billion dollar operation, and nobody's even sure what this cosmic elevator would be used for. That's our (internationally speaking) tax dollars hard at work, folks! The bright side would be as CNN said in their article that this would mean "an unprecedented feat of human engineering". So, what does that mean exactly? That a giant elevator leading nowhere represents the epitomy of human civilization?

And tell me how is this elevator going to function exactly? Computer gadgetry abounds in this answer I'm sure.. I certainly hope Windows Vista is out of the question...

Full story: At CNN