Re: [Sci.nanotech] Slightly OT: Cloud Nines


On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:33:41 -0000
"Perry E. Metzger" <perry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



"Bootstrap Bill" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
I was googling Buckminster Fuller and found this. Unfortunately, I
couldn't find any real details.

Are these things doable? If so, why hasn't one been built yet/

There is nothing per se wrong with the idea of giant floating geodesic
spheres -- even with fairly conventional construction materials, it
should be possible to build such things.

However, whether such habitats would be particularly in demand or even
practical financially is another question. Buildings a mile across are

It would also be very hard to have such a thing do anything other
than drift with the wind which would not please air traffic controllers, So
no matter how feasible they may be they really do not seem at all desirable.

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