Cost effective, no. The cost of a shuttle launch is quite a lot and you'd still need a way to get the crew up and down (or at least down). There was talk back in the day of converting an external tank into livable space; they already make it 95% of the way to orbit. However, launching a "wet" station like that comes with all kinds of complications.

The original Skylab plan was to be a wet station as well, but they couldn't figure out how to get all the unused propellant out and fittings in once it got to orbit. When a spare Saturn V turned up, they had enough extra power to just launched a dry station and be done with it.

Sure, there are natural climbs far taller than this; this is only a single pitch or less. But most man-made climbing walls are on the 10 meter scale. This is impressive as hell, particularly in that it isn't vertical and is a weird shape. It would be easy to just build a rectangular prism and cover the outside with plywood and climbing holds. It's exhausting just to look at.

Online commenters are scum. Their leavings contribute nothing to society.

I'd like to be known for having a functional set of studs.

During my freshman move-in, everyone got a schedule of events. One of them was "5 pm: parents are invited to leave."

It was very nice!

Like, gag me with a spoon!

Holy cats! I had this book as a lad and much of my love of language and odd juxtapositions stemmed from within her pages. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

Hmmm, cute, but it seems like they're missing the point of surfing here.

Athlete? I suppose they show poker on sports networks, so the definition must be pretty broad.

Impressive, but it would be more impressive had it been eleven *continuous* hours.

Oh get over yourselves, people. Appreciate it for what it is and let's leave the subtexts out of it.

Adan: Nice job artistically, and good work. But I echo the other comments about the pacing. It's also not at all clear what story you're trying to tell here besides a bunch of creepy Christian allegory. The only way to be happy after personal loss is to die and be with the ones you love? Whoa!

Wow! Powerful.

Simple answer: too many.

You say "pedal free" like that's a good thing.