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I thought it was achieving gravity by means other than rotation :(

• mrob 7y ago
  Agreed. The title is misleading IMO. This isn't sci-fi, it's just a fancy amusement park ride. These things have been around for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitron
• Robotbeat 7y ago
  Hey, rotation works. There was a NASA-funded NIAC proposal about using linear acceleration (oscillating up and down in an elevator) to do the same thing, but it's pretty strange compared to just using rotation.
  • kbutler 7y ago
    Centrifugal and coriolis pseudo forces cause objects to act strangely in rotating frames. Also, in small-diameter rotations, the tidal forces can be very noticeable (differential acceleration on different parts of an object).
    • Robotbeat 7y ago
      That’s what this article is about: those (primarily psychosensory) effects are apparently able to be mitigated entirely with training.