Stairway to Heaven...in Japan
 

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...tor/index.html

"What floor?"

"Oh, space please"

it's about time somebody tries to do something new. A few hundred dollars a pound compared to a few 10thousands.

it's not just japan that's been working on it :/

Wasn't there a Southpark episode like this

This is the first I've heard of it.

i know Japan didn't come up with it. They just always find a way to make things work. They didn't invent the transistor either, but they were the one's that made it economical and worth using.

thanks for the heads up

>:

Where is my god damn space elevator Japan? >:

Apparently playing Japanese Gladiators >:

http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=1413

edit: because they're doing rope climbs instead,

WE CAN BUILD AN ELEVATOR TO SPACE BUT WE CAN'T ETC ETC ETC

^ haha.

I bet this was invented because someone complained the stairway to heaven wasn't adapted for the disabled.