How much warning would there be from the time of a break and the time it would take for the lower portion to splash down?
Depending on exactly what happened it could be a few hours to weeks. What would happen to the surviving portion? The ribbon that fell to Earth could be recovered for study but because of the amount and distribution it would be difficult to find many pieces. The pieces that do land would eventually degrade but not for a very long time. Keep in mind that this is mostly a stable form of carbon; it doesnt do anything. The debris would resemble long hair and would probably be broken up in interactions with animals, plants, wind, fish and waves. In fiber form it would be much too large to inhale and would probably work its way through a digestive system unaffected. The only debris we have any concern about is if it were reduced to nanotube size. This we don’t understand yet so we will study this to see if there is a problem and then probably also design the ribbon to remain in larger pieces if it re-enters. What would happen to anything climbing the ribbon at the time it broke? The short ans
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