"Christian Froeschlin" <chr### [at] chrfrde> schreef in bericht 
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> I think the rim itself was just a wall, non-withstanding that the
> terrain was mostly shaped such that it was blocked of by mountains
> (although the rim wall is much higher than the mountains).

As I said, I should look this up. I think the inner wall face is 
sculpted/hidden behind mountain shapes. The transport system functions 
behind that fake landscape.

>
> Here's a nice viewpoint from the rim:
>
> http://www.dennisantinori.com/RingworldRPG/14109.html
>
> Allegedly 1600 km high? About 5 times the ISS orbital height ;)

In this image, the width of the wall seems much too narrow! And yes, it is 
1600 km high indeed.

Thomas

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