@AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 1 month agoWhat's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?message-square32fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down13
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?@AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-square@Deestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink24•edit-21 month agoAre there any restrictions on material? If not, I have stack of dirty nitrogen in my backyard over 100km tall, technically reaching space.
minus-square@Poach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 month agoI’m pretty sure anything physical referred to as a pyramid would have to keep its shape, and therefore must be a solid.
minus-square@Deestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-1•1 month agoThat makes sense. Though at geological scales the distinction between solid and non-solid blurs a bit. Mountains are not solid to a slow enough observer.
Are there any restrictions on material?
If not, I have stack of dirty nitrogen in my backyard over 100km tall, technically reaching space.
I’m pretty sure anything physical referred to as a pyramid would have to keep its shape, and therefore must be a solid.
That makes sense. Though at geological scales the distinction between solid and non-solid blurs a bit. Mountains are not solid to a slow enough observer.