@AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agoWhat's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?message-square22fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12
arrow-up138arrow-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 • 3 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-square@Deestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•edit-23 months 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.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•3 months 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.worldlinkfedilink0•3 months 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.