Space Elevators

[Matt Timson]

"A hearty slap on the face to anyone who can tell me what 'Vermicious K'nids' are."


Don't they get mistaken for shooting stars?

[JayzusB.Christ]

They certainly do. And what ominous word, for 3000 points, do they spell out by changing shape in the space station lifts (or elevators, if you prefer)?

[Quirkafleeg]

S.C.R.A.M.!

[JayzusB.Christ]

Bang on the button! Grud bless everyone's knowledge of the works of Sophie Dahl (that is right, isn't it?)

[Mk13]

So. Very. Right...http://www.peterwilkinson.karoo.net/sophie_dahl.jpg">

[judge dreddd]

NASA cant get a lot right lately, a space lift ( lets get british ! ) is a long way off.

VERY expensive

[Dounreay]

Elevator, shmelevator.

What you want is a bloody great tree as written in Larry Nivens inspired lunacy on time travel in "Rainbow Mars".

Right, I'm off to drink a shed load of tins and watch the Spiderman movie. You can tell me afterwards if I'll regret it.

[Capt.Zeep]

Wasn't there a story about a beanstalk or something?  Foolish boy and magic beans? As I recall it all ended in tears.  For the Giant anyway.  And he was such a good judge...

[Quirkafleeg]

Sophie is actually a judge on the Orange lit awards, so obviously some lit cred