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It seems like the gerbil wheel is an old sci Fi trope. Is the novelty of us that it's sideways?
by readthenotes1 3y ago
It seems like the gerbil wheel is an old sci Fi trope.
Is the novelty of us that it's sideways?
- Smaug123 3y agoYes: on Earth I imagine this isn't possible (the required centrifugal force to generate the friction needs you to be travelling much faster than a human can run), though I haven't done any calculations.
- Karellen 3y ago> on Earth I imagine this isn't possible Only if you use a vertical wall as the "floor". If you set the "floor" at, say, 45deg, and then spin the centrifuge up enough so that the floor feels level, you could practice running at √2g (~1.4g). Then vary the floor angle and centrifuge speed for various g levels while running on what feels like a level surface.