My husband told me last night about a show he heard on a NOVA podcast about the construction of a space elevator.  This idea I’ve heard bandied about in the scientific community for some time.  My husband said he was discussing the story with coworkers when one of them asked, “How long would it take to get to the top? [in orbit around Earth]”, to which the reply was “4 days”–my husband commented, “That’s a long time to have to listen to that music!”.

ha ha.