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To: unlearner

Interesting to think of.

Are you thinking of a vertical or horizontal centrifuge-like living environment? Hard to imagine how a horizontal would deal with the constant vertical 1/6-g, or how a vertical would deal with +1/6-g on the down swing and -1/6-g on the upswing.


45 posted on 04/12/2019 1:05:32 PM PDT by C210N (You can vote your way into Socialism; but, you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: C210N

The path of motion would have to be horizontal in order to create a constant “pull”. Think of how amusement park rides create G-forces. These are generally not constant, but a merry-go-round is probably the closest thing.

Housing or workspaces would probably be something similar to an amusement park ride, with rooms at the ends of extended arms that revolve around a central axis at a constant rate when occupied. They would most likely be slowed down and stopped for coming and going.

In order to make a dwelling have constant artificial gravity, the floors would need to be offset (tilted slightly upward) to create a leveling effect. The path of motion would still form a ring that revolves around an axis, but the floors would not be completely parallel to this axis. A “ride” would probably just have rooms that have a low center of gravity and tilt in order to feel level.

Whether on the ground or in outer space, artificial gravity created by spinning (or other curved trajectory of motion) is not precisely the same as actual gravity. It creates the Coriolis effect.

So, in other words, you would not be able to play golf, basketball, ping pong, etc. without objects following an unusual trajectory. In most cases it would probably take getting use to things like pouring liquids. It would be similar to trying to pour something in a strong wind except it would not scatter the liquid.

This effect can be minimized by causing the path of motion to curve over a wider distance, but this requires greater velocity to create the same amount of artificial gravity. A maglev train with a very long track that forms a complete circle seems ideal to me.


47 posted on 04/12/2019 1:57:30 PM PDT by unlearner (War is coming.)
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