Re: Heating a City

In article <slrnfvm0d8.5me.tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Tim Little  <tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On 2008-04-08, Charles Talleyrand <kitplane01@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I don't think one can build a dome over even a medium city with
>> current technology.
>
>That depends upon what you mean by "dome".  A structure sup****ted only
>at its perimeter, almost certainly not.  An enclosing roof with plenty
>of internal sup****ts definitely could be done.  It would be
>ridiculously expensive and take ages to build.
>
	What are the limits on domes held up by air?


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