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"unique sci-fi movie"?!? Not really. It's really just another 'first
contact with alien life' movie (based on a book by the same author as
"The Martian").




Project Hail Mary Final Trailer Readies Ryan Gosling Fans
for Unique Sci-Fi Movie
---------------------------------------------------------
The final trailer for Project Hail Mary has been released.

Project Hail Mary is a new sci-fi adventure movie that will be
released in United States theaters next month. Directed by Phil
Lord and Christopher Miller, the film stars Ryan Gosling as the
character Dr. Ryland Grace.

Check out the final Project Hail Mary trailer below:

Trailer (2mins 43secs)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0XN3-n-2Lo>

What happens in the Project Hail Mary final trailer?
The final Project Hail Mary previews a unique sci-fi movie that
sees Gosling stuck in space with no memory of how he got there.
He must then work with an alien creature on a mission that
could save Earth from complete destruction.

The official synopsis reads, "Science teacher Ryland Grace
(Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home
with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his
memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the
riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out.
He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to
save everything on Earth from extinction... but an unexpected
friendship means he may not have to do it alone."

In addition to Gosling, the cast of the movie includes Sandra
Huller as Eva Strait, Lionel Boyce as Office Steve Hatch, Ken
eung as Yao Li-Jie, and Milana Vayntrub as Olesya Ilyukhina.

Lord and Miller are known for their own on the Spider-Verse
franchise, while the two of them have also directed movies such
as 2009's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 2012's 21 Jump
Street, 2014's The Lego Movie, and 2014's 22 Jump Street.
They've also been involved as producers on 2017's Brigsby Bear,
2017's The Lego Batman Movie, 2021's The Mitchells vs. the
Machines, 2023's Cocaine Bear, and more.

Project Hail Mary arrives on March 20, 2026, from Amazon MGM
Studios.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2092796-project-hail-mary-final-trailer-readies-ryan-gosling-fans-unique-sci-fi-movie>





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On 2/8/2026 3:39 PM, Your Name wrote:

"unique sci-fi movie"?!? Not really. It's really just another 'first
contact with alien life' movie (based on a book by the same author as
"The Martian").

-a-a Project Hail Mary Final Trailer Readies Ryan Gosling Fans
-a-a for Unique Sci-Fi Movie
-a-a ---------------------------------------------------------
-a-a The final trailer for Project Hail Mary has been released.

...

<https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2092796-project-hail-mary-final- trailer-readies-ryan-gosling-fans-unique-sci-fi-movie>

I don't know about "unique", but the book was about as carefully
thought-out and challenging as anything from Arthur C. Clarke.


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On 2/9/2026 3:08 PM, moviePig wrote:

On 2/8/2026 3:39 PM, Your Name wrote:

"unique sci-fi movie"?!? Not really. It's really just another 'first
contact with alien life' movie (based on a book by the same author as
"The Martian").




-a-a-a Project Hail Mary Final Trailer Readies Ryan Gosling Fans
-a-a-a for Unique Sci-Fi Movie
-a-a-a ---------------------------------------------------------
-a-a-a The final trailer for Project Hail Mary has been released.

...

<https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2092796-project-hail-mary-
final- trailer-readies-ryan-gosling-fans-unique-sci-fi-movie>

I don't know about "unique", but the book was about as carefully
thought-out and challenging as anything from Arthur C. Clarke.

The movie trailer looks awesome !

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

Lynn

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In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his
(I hope it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the
Starlink system.
--
_____________________________________________________
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
dannyb@panix.com
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On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his
(I hope it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the
Starlink system.

That wasn't Arthur's fault but I presume his estate had to sign off on
it. I would imagine he actually made that prediction about global
satellite connectivity back in Sept. 1964.

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On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it
was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back
in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the "prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it
to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
12mins
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>


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On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it
was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the "prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

-a-a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a-a 12mins
-a-a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to
Earth -- i,e, a space elevator. Let Musk hijack that...


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On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it
was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back
in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the
"prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it
to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
a 12mins
a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to
Earth -- i,e, a space elevator. Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

"The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
After Everyone Stops Laughing."
<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>





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On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope
it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back
in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and
the "prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has
hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

-a -a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a -a 12mins
-a -a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to
Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.-a Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

-a-a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
-a-a-a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
-a-a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...


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On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it >>>>> was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back >>>> in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the >>>> "prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it >>>> to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
a 12mins
a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to
Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.-a Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France. :-)



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On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope >>>>>> it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in
back in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication >>>>> and the "prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has
hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

-a -a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a -a 12mins
-a -a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to
Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|e-a Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

-a -a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
-a-a -a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
-a -a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...


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On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it >>>>>>> was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back >>>>>> in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the >>>>>> "prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it >>>>>> to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

a a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
a a 12mins
a a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to >>>>> Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.-a Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

a a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
aa a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
a a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

"In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
technology."

"Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational
by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
and risks.a

:-)





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On 2/11/2026 12:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ???

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I >>>>>>>> hope it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink >>>>>>>> system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in >>>>>>> back in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte
communication and the "prediction" of internet in general, but
Elon Muskrat has hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced
Starlink garbage.

-a -a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a -a 12mins
-a -a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered
to Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|e-a Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

-a -a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
-a-a -a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
-a -a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

-a-a "In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
-a-a-a could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
-a-a-a technology."

-a-a "Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
-a-a-a primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
-a-a-a space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational
-a-a-a by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
-a-a-a technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
-a-a-a revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
-a-a-a and risks.

:-)

A security concern will be keeping kids at the bottom from jumping in
and pushing all the buttons...


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On 2026-02-11 17:12:20 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/11/2026 12:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ??? >>>>>>>>>

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it
was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system. >>>>>>>>

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back >>>>>>>> in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the
"prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it >>>>>>>> to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

-a -a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a -a 12mins
-a -a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to >>>>>>> Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|e-a Let Musk hijack that...

His exact quote seems to be:

-a -a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
-a-a -a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
-a -a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

-a-a "In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
-a-a-a could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
-a-a-a technology."

-a-a "Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
-a-a-a primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
-a-a-a space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational
-a-a-a by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
-a-a-a technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
-a-a-a revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
-a-a-a and risks.

:-)

A security concern will be keeping kids at the bottom from jumping in
and pushing all the buttons...

There will only need to be one button: "other end". :-)
Push at the bottom and the elevator goes up, push at the top and the
elevator goes down. There are no floors / stops in between the two ends
(other than perhaps maintenance access points).

Stopping morons from "free-climbing" up the outside will be a problem!

Of course, the entire idea is simply ridiculous.


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On 2/11/2026 3:23 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 17:12:20 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/11/2026 12:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ??? >>>>>>>>>>

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I >>>>>>>>>> hope it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the
Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was >>>>>>>>> in back in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte
communication and the "prediction" of internet in general, but >>>>>>>>> Elon Muskrat has hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced >>>>>>>>> Starlink garbage.

|e-a |e-a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon >>>>>>>>> |e-a |e-a 12mins
|e-a |e-a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered >>>>>>>> to Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|arCU|e-a Let Musk hijack that... >>>>>>>

His exact quote seems to be:

|e-a |e-a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
|e-a|e-a |e-a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
|e-a |e-a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.|e-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

|e-a|e-a "In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
|e-a|e-a|e-a could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
|e-a|e-a|e-a technology."

|e-a|e-a "Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
|e-a|e-a|e-a primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
|e-a|e-a|e-a space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational >>> |e-a|e-a|e-a by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
|e-a|e-a|e-a technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
|e-a|e-a|e-a revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
|e-a|e-a|e-a and risks.

:-)

A security concern will be keeping kids at the bottom from jumping in
and pushing all the buttons...

There will only need to be one button: "other end".-a :-)
Push at the bottom and the elevator goes up, push at the top and the elevator goes down. There are no floors / stops in between the two ends (other than perhaps maintenance access points).

Stopping morons from "free-climbing" up the outside will be a problem!

Of course, the entire idea is simply ridiculous.

Oh, I feel confident Hilton, Motel 6, etc. will soon establish "rest
stops" along the way. Hell, there'll probably even be a Disneyland...


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On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:01:28 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On 2/11/2026 3:23 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 17:12:20 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/11/2026 12:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ??? >>>>>>>>>>>

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I >>>>>>>>>>> hope it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the
Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was >>>>>>>>>> in back in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte
communication and the "prediction" of internet in general, but >>>>>>>>>> Elon Muskrat has hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced >>>>>>>>>> Starlink garbage.

-a -a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a -a 12mins
-a -a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered >>>>>>>>> to Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|e-a Let Musk hijack that... >>>>>>>>

His exact quote seems to be:

-a -a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
-a-a -a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
-a -a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

-a-a "In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
-a-a-a could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
-a-a-a technology."

-a-a "Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
-a-a-a primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
-a-a-a space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational
-a-a-a by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
-a-a-a technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
-a-a-a revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
-a-a-a and risks.

:-)

A security concern will be keeping kids at the bottom from jumping in
and pushing all the buttons...

There will only need to be one button: "other end".a :-)
Push at the bottom and the elevator goes up, push at the top and the
elevator goes down. There are no floors / stops in between the two ends
(other than perhaps maintenance access points).

Stopping morons from "free-climbing" up the outside will be a problem!

Of course, the entire idea is simply ridiculous.

Oh, I feel confident Hilton, Motel 6, etc. will soon establish "rest
stops" along the way. Hell, there'll probably even be a Disneyland...

IIRC, the first book of the Dingilliad <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dingilliad> explores the concept in
loving detail. Including all the towns and cities built lalong the
stalk.
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On 2026-02-11 22:01:28 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/11/2026 3:23 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 17:12:20 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/11/2026 12:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ??? >>>>>>>>>>>

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I hope it
was real and not an AI update..) promoting the Starlink system. >>>>>>>>>>

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was in back
in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte communication and the
"prediction" of internet in general, but Elon Muskrat has hijacked it
to promote is awful, over-priced Starlink garbage.

-a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon
-a 12mins
-a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered to >>>>>>>>> Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|arCU|e-a Let Musk hijack that... >>>>>>>>

His exact quote seems to be:

-a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
-a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

-a "In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
-a could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
-a technology."

-a "Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
-a primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
-a space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational
-a by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
-a technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
-a revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
-a and risks.

:-)

A security concern will be keeping kids at the bottom from jumping in
and pushing all the buttons...

There will only need to be one button: "other end".-a :-)
Push at the bottom and the elevator goes up, push at the top and the
elevator goes down. There are no floors / stops in between the two ends
(other than perhaps maintenance access points).

Stopping morons from "free-climbing" up the outside will be a problem!

Of course, the entire idea is simply ridiculous.

Oh, I feel confident Hilton, Motel 6, etc. will soon establish "rest
stops" along the way. Hell, there'll probably even be a Disneyland...

The way their supposedly designed would meaning adding unnecessary
weight to the shaft could cause a catastrophic failure. The time to get
to the top of the elevator is anything from 30 minutes to 7 hours,
depending on what's being lifted (humans being squishy things would
require slower speeds than just cargo), so no real need for 'rest
stops'.





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On 2/11/2026 12:23 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 17:12:20 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/11/2026 12:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-11 02:50:36 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 8:21 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 23:40:11 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 4:48 PM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 21:07:13 +0000, moviePig said:

On 2/10/2026 1:01 AM, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-02-10 03:56:30 +0000, danny burstein said:

In <10me749$3aq47$1@dont-email.me> Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

[snip]

I assume that you are a fan of Arthur C. Clarke as I am ??? >>>>>>>>>>

I was until I just saw an advert using some footage of his (I >>>>>>>>>> hope it was real and not an AI update..) promoting the
Starlink system.

His words come from a UK documentary "Horizon" episode he was >>>>>>>>> in back in 1964. He was talking about then new satelitte
communication and the "prediction" of internet in general, but >>>>>>>>> Elon Muskrat has hijacked it to promote is awful, over-priced >>>>>>>>> Starlink garbage.

|e-a |e-a 1964: Arthur C Clarke Predicts The Future | Horizon >>>>>>>>> |e-a |e-a 12mins
|e-a |e-a <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwELr8ir9qM>

Iirc, Clarke envisioned a geo-stationary satellite hard-tethered >>>>>>>> to Earth -- i,e, a space elevator.|arCU|e-a Let Musk hijack that... >>>>>>>

His exact quote seems to be:

|e-a |e-a "The Space Elevator Will Be Built About 50 Years
|e-a|e-a |e-a After Everyone Stops Laughing."
|e-a |e-a <https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/06/09/elevator/>

So, before high-speed rail, then...

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.|e-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

Well, ...

|e-a|e-a "In 2012, the Obayashi Corporation in Japan announced that it
|e-a|e-a|e-a could build a space elevator by 2050 using carbon nanotube
|e-a|e-a|e-a technology."

|e-a|e-a "Obayashi Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, is the
|e-a|e-a|e-a primary entity actively designing and planning to build a
|e-a|e-a|e-a space elevator, with an ambitious goal to have it operational >>> |e-a|e-a|e-a by 2050. The project, which utilizes carbon nanotube
|e-a|e-a|e-a technology for a 96,000 km cable, is intended to
|e-a|e-a|e-a revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing costs
|e-a|e-a|e-a and risks.

:-)

A security concern will be keeping kids at the bottom from jumping in
and pushing all the buttons...

There will only need to be one button: "other end".-a :-)
Push at the bottom and the elevator goes up, push at the top and the elevator goes down. There are no floors / stops in between the two ends (other than perhaps maintenance access points).

Stopping morons from "free-climbing" up the outside will be a problem!

Why would they be a problem? The elevator "car" wouldn't even notice
them as they get turned into paste or knocked off several miles above
the ground.
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dirty old man.
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:50:36 -0500, moviePig wrote:

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

It would need to be built pretty much on the equator though, wouldnrCOt
it.
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On 2026-02-21 01:02:06 +0000, Lawrence D-|Oliveiro said:

On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:50:36 -0500, moviePig wrote:

High speed rail already exists in Japan and France.-a :-)

Then that's where I'd watch for the space-elevator...

It would need to be built pretty much on the equator though, wouldnrCOt
it.

Yep.

The Japanese plan doesn't have a specific location, but the concept
image shows a random island, perhaps somewhere in the Pacific or Indian oceans, or maybe the Caribbean. To supposedly be built by 2050. <https://www.obayashi.co.jp/en/special/space_elevator.html>

The International Space Elevator Consortium has vague plans for three
separate space elevators - Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic
Ocean. They say it will be in the "late 2030s", which is "pretty
optimistic".
<https://www.isec.org>


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