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These rotating stations don’t necessarily recreate gravity perfectly right? You’ll note strange behavior if you drop objects or jump.
by xwdv 6y ago
These rotating stations don’t necessarily recreate gravity perfectly right? You’ll note strange behavior if you drop objects or jump.
- neartheplain 6y agoYep. Sci-fi show “The Expanse” depicts this effect onscreen with neat CGI visuals. The books on which the series is based describe it in even more detail: https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Coriolis_Effect https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Coriolis_Effect
- iso1631 6y agoDepends how large the station is. If you build it with a radius of several kilometers and a rotational speed of well under 1 rpm, with 5m high decks it's unlikely you'll notice anything more than maybe if you were on a slightly sloped floor