Lofstrom loop enables tall buildings? ( Triple the radius of Earth to give a)

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Thread: Lofstrom loop enables tall buildings? ( Triple the radius of Earth to give a)

# 12500 byhitssquad@... on May 11, 2012, 2:15 a.m.
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--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "William" wrote:
> Long before the structure you describe gets built it will have collapsed under its own weight. It's estimated that even buildings made out of pure diamond can only go up about 600 km

Perhaps the upper stories could be made lighter through the use of Lofstrom loops. Can you think of any reason why that might not work?