Wow, I love finding extremely bold blog entry titles on New Scientist, but, I digress. You, dear readers, know that here at the Unsayable podcast we love the idea of space elevators, and in the spirit of full disclosure our parent company, OmniTech DigiCorp Unlimited, is actually working on it’s own prototype. However, there are a few small hurdles that need to be overcome before we can begin enjoying a leisurely ride to the stars. Namely, the Van Allen radiation belts. These belts are chocked full of charged particles that have been captured by the earth’s magnetic field, and are not compatible with our form of life, which is to say that they aren’t good for you. So, it looks like some innovative science will be needed to overcome this death-beam circling the planet. Hit the link to New Scientist to see what they think.

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