No, seriously. The silly thing is supposed to be a mile tall - that's going to take some time, even with handwaved construction equipment.
(However, it does make for a good training ground for construction workers who want to build a space elevator, which would be even taller...)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
(However, it does make for a good training ground for construction workers who want to build a space elevator, which would be even taller...)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012