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By Jessica Roy 8/27/12 10:53am

This Kickstarter Project Wants to Build an Elevator to Space

Finally a Kickstarter project worthy of a slice of our meager earnings: Yahoo reports that a technology company called the Liftport Group is raising money on the crowdfunding platform to build an elevator that will take you higher than you’ve ever been: all the way to space, suckahs! Read More

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