AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 hours agoWhat's the tallest pyramid we'd be able to build? Can we reach space?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down13
arrow-up139arrow-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 · 17 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-216 hours agoAre there any restrictions on material? If not, I have stack of dirty nitrogen in my backyard over 100km tall, technically reaching space.
minus-squarePoach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoI’m pretty sure anything physical referred to as a pyramid would have to keep its shape, and therefore must be a solid.
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 hours 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.