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Subject: I am tired of hearing this lie!!!!!
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People over and over keep saying that the arches in the backround of the trailer are the ruined remains of the New Mombasa Bridge. Just wanna let you gys know this is impossible because there a 4 arches in the video all what looks like several miles apart and there was only one bridge. Also bungie already came out and SAID it was the remains of the Space elevator.

  • 06.05.2006 9:30 PM PDT
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ok good. you made your point. Nobody needs to reply to this.

  • 06.05.2006 9:30 PM PDT
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space elevator?

  • 06.05.2006 9:33 PM PDT
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yes a space elevator i no nothin bout it except that that is what the arches in the backround are cause that is what bungie said.

  • 06.05.2006 9:34 PM PDT
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Does anyone know what a space elevator is?

  • 06.05.2006 9:35 PM PDT
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

It's essentially something that carries space material into space without using a shuttle. It's in the process of being made (concept and developement)

  • 06.05.2006 9:37 PM PDT
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why is it in a circle shape?

  • 06.05.2006 9:38 PM PDT
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it could be the bridge.
OR ring things of the space elevator.

  • 06.05.2006 10:17 PM PDT
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Ok, the four arches far off in the distance ARE the bridge structures from New Mombasa. The structure RIGHT BEHIND Master Chief are the structures of the space elevator, just for clarification. And Abriel why are you so mean =|

  • 06.05.2006 10:22 PM PDT

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Read the faq and let this thread go.

  • 06.05.2006 10:25 PM PDT
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I wasn't trying to be mean. I was simply trying to not make this a flame war. Nip it in the butt so to speak. It's circular because of it's design.

The space elevator they are planning to make (in real life) is going to be a cable car essentially attatched to a very strong carbon fiber cable that extends up into space with a counterweight (possibly a space station). A giant laser is used to power the lift and it can carry up to 200 tons up into space in 6 days.

This is significant because that's 200 tons of actual parts. Currently, the space shuttle's load consists of 95% fuel, 5% payload for the mission including astronauts.

The space elevator would cut the cost of putting anything into space by 95%. Plus you save on fuel because you have no idea how much fuel is wasted to launch shuttles into space.

the rings in the background are from a more evolved form of a space elevator. The size indicates how advanced it is because we are JUST NOW getting to the point where we'll connect a carbon fiber tether into space. THEY actually created a lift structure that's rather complex. Who knows how much it could carry.

  • 06.05.2006 10:45 PM PDT
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Watch the Cinematic after Metroplis the Covie ship Slip Space's right beside the space elevator.

  • 06.05.2006 11:32 PM PDT