At 12:57 AM 11/7/2007, Dr. Core wrote:
Seems pretty contrived that precisely 3 blocks was shot off the
gravity ring with no damage to the rest of the ring (none that might
overload the rescue capability of the Gundam team, say). From what I
know of mechanics, if a artificial gravity ring is broken at one or
more points on the circumference it should completely break up, just
like cutting one of the main cables of a suspension bridge.
It looked to me like the whole thing *did* break up. There was just
one section that completely broke off (the rest is plenty broken, but
still attached to the elevator).
According to the design of space elevator and also according to the
technobabble given in the episode, if there is to be any gravity, it
should be slightly outward. I.e. flinging things out of the Earth's
gravity.
I don't think you can assume that when explosions are involved. Also,
when the ring broke up the torque from the breakup might have sent
the section going in any of a number of different directions. It all
depends on when the section finally broke free, and how it broke free.
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