khafra comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: khafra 04 June 2013 12:05:04PM *  1 point [-]

Hey, that's a great idea--lots of little black hole-fueled satellites in low-earth orbit, suspending the crust so it doesn't collapse in on itself. I think we can build this ladder, after all!

edit: I think this falls prey to the shell theorem if they're in a geodesic orbit, but not if they're using constant acceleration to maintain their altitude, and vectoring their exhaust so it doesn't touch the Earth.