[roadcat]

"where the tower would move at its slowest speed at the top and bottom of the figure eight, allowing the possibility for the towers occupants to interface with the planet's surface at these points".

I'm wondering what happens if lots of the occupants all decide at the same time to go to the lowest point of the tower? Will it handle the load? Or will a section break off due to the extra mass?

[Mr. Douglas]

It would definitely need new technology, like actual graphene or similar material for much of the structure.