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SF (non-Military) Question of the Day! by Illiad2007-05-18 00:01:48
  Depends how you count space elevators by admeralthrawn2007-05-18 00:13:28
    Hang on, how can you stuff 6 billion people by Klaranth2007-05-18 02:02:47
      Let's do the math by Control2007-05-18 02:21:29
        Wouldnt it be better to have three rings, each by Klaranth2007-05-18 02:40:59
          That'd cause problems with space elevators. by Phoon2007-05-18 02:44:34
            What about the "wobble" in axial tilt? by skern2007-05-18 04:43:04
              Do you mean Chandler Wobble? by Control 2007-05-18 23:31:59
Or just the normal axial precession? The precession is a slow movement, like the axis of a spinning top. I completes one full circle once every 24000 years. I'd assume that's slow enough that the ring would shift along with earth without any great problems. Seeing as it's rotating, you might see some slight warping due to inertial changes.
The Chandler wobble is such a small movement (about 20 meters at the poles) that it really wouldn't have any effect on the ring.
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