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To my knowledge, the length at which a column of titanium will break if supported only at the top is 29.4km. Does the radius of the column have any effect on this? What about whether or not the column is solid (i.e., whether it's actually a tube)?

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All other things being equal, is a planet of roughly 1 Earth mass orbiting at 1 AU likely to have a year of approximately the same length?

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How widely accepted is the clathrate gun hypothesis? What's the worst-case scenario?

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To my knowledge, the length at which a column of titanium will break if supported only at the top is 29.4km. Does the radius of the column have any effect on this? What about whether or not the column is solid (i.e., whether it's actually a tube)?	5
All other things being equal, is a planet of roughly 1 Earth mass orbiting at 1 AU likely to have a year of approximately the same length?	1
How widely accepted is the clathrate gun hypothesis? What's the worst-case scenario?	1