ok sorry but my dad owned a machine shop and I have to say a 40 story shock absorber is not possible, think about it, the cost alone would out weight the dang project, to get the proper diameter to support the height of 40 story’s is unreal to think of building material wise, don’t even think about skipping on that part either by saying well it wouldn’t have to be that big we can use brace’s or retention wires like on towers, not possible either. Also look at what your saying about a shield just imagine how think it would have to be, and think of the weight, you really need to study some kinetic energy and se what happens to a human body before even thinking about this.
Plus the idea of blowing up a nuke under your ass is the same as shoving one up your ass and blowing it up, do you really think you can ever find someone willing to do this I don’t think so.
Also imagine what a nuke would do to the ice shelf its in enough trouble today as it is, do you really want to help it along are you that big of a extremist in your adventures that you would be willing to destroy Antarctica’s eco system and damage the ice shelf all at the same time to try and further space adventure the cost just is not worth it.
Plus the idea of blowing up a nuke under your ass is the same as shoving one up your ass and blowing it up, do you really think you can ever find someone willing to do this I don’t think so.
Also imagine what a nuke would do to the ice shelf its in enough trouble today as it is, do you really want to help it along are you that big of a extremist in your adventures that you would be willing to destroy Antarctica’s eco system and damage the ice shelf all at the same time to try and further space adventure the cost just is not worth it.