Talk:International Space Elevator/@comment-30816816-20180128083214/@comment-38520795-20190214090858

But. . . Quantum physics is for things that are very small :/

As for the elevator. The cables only have to worry about their own weight in tension, plus stresses from the atmsophere and the cargo cars.

In fact the counter weight would be very precisely positioned to minimize the added stress it applies to the elevator cables.

The wind break and elevator island would be a monstrous feat of traditional engineering though.