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Atheros
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Japan starts space elevator experiments
Even if you could react and cut the cable in 1 ms, if the counterweight is disconnected, the rest of the cable is coming down to Earth.
vorg
on Sept 2, 2018
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Depending on what it's made of, a break in the cable wouldn't be instantaneous, but happen in stages. Perhaps cut the earth end at the red alert stage up top.
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