: Anything below geo-sync orbit would pull down and to one side (I've been
: awake far too long today to deduce whether back or forward...) and
: anything above geo-sync would try to pull up and the other way. Major
: bending and shear forces when you combine both.
Plausible science-fiction, research has been done into it and it's still ongoing. I personally see the main problem as the material, currently getting carbon nanotubes (the best possible material in the creation of a space elevator) longer than half a meter (as of last year) is very difficult.