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To: Sub-Driver

Physics question concering what type of artifical gravity, if any, is generated by a 60 second rotation for a small circumference like that.

15 posted on 12/22/2004 4:56:04 PM PST by Semper Paratus

To: Semper Paratus

Well, so far about 15 posters are orbiting the thread looking for clever repartee.

34 posted on 12/22/2004 5:06:22 PM PST by Arkie2

To: Semper Paratus

I think about 0.01g.

Need about 18 second period for 1 g.

If I remember the equations properly.

52 posted on 12/22/2004 5:26:20 PM PST by demecleze

To: Semper Paratus

Enough to keep cockroaches from floating? I think I read that on the panel of the space ship in MIB. Sign said,

WARNING! TURN ON ROTATOR
UPON LEAVING PLANET OR YOU'LL
BE BUG JUICE IF YOU FLOAT
INTO THE ION DRIVE.

61 posted on 12/22/2004 5:36:13 PM PST by Eastbound ("Neither a Scrooge nor a Patsy be")

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