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The science of it
posted by FrobergSTAFFMOD on April 9, 2017 at 2:27 PM
So I was wondering about all the space-ship bits and pieces. They seem to be experiencing massive g-forces, shouldn't that be a non-issue in zero-g? I.e. couldn't they just strap in, disable the artificial gravity and do whatever? I was under the impression that with gradual speed increase, you wouldn't suffer much from speed in a vacuum, but it seems to be a nigh-constant issue.
Reply by Froberg
on April 9, 2017 at 4:14 PM
They aren't floating inside the ships, not all the time anyway.. i.e. artificial gravity, yes?
Reply by psl
on April 10, 2017 at 12:58 AM
what about the idea of constantly rotating hulls to create 1g gravity. Does that work?
Reply by Froberg
on April 10, 2017 at 6:49 AM
Rotation would create artifical gravity, yes. Many spaceship designs use this for that reason.