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You spin them to create “gravity”, which is really just centrifugal force.
by cletus 7y ago
You spin them to create “gravity”, which is really just centrifugal force.
- tgflynn 7y agoSo what sort of geometry would they have, toroidal, cylindrical ? I was initially thinking you meant they would be spheres but I'm not sure how you would generate gravity on a sphere, unless only the equatorial region was inhabited.
- zoonosis 7y agoThe type of habitat he is describing is known as an O'Neil cylinder. The wikipedia page for the topic probably answers most questions you have about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Neill_cylinder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Neill_cylinder