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In response to "Cool! Although their artificial gravity plan from the show wouldn't work IRL -- nm" by Beryllium

What? Spin it up and introduce centrifugal force? -- nm

Posted by TWuG Aug 10 '20, 18:18

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Yes, that was Tycho's & Fred Johnson's speciality. First with Eros, then with Ceres. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:20 8
- Why do you think it wouldn't work? -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 18:22 7
  - you'd have to spin it faster than the tensile strength of the rock. you'd need to reinforce the entire planet. - mafic Aug 10, 18:35 1
    - And if you had enough energy to do this, you could find better uses - Reagen Aug 10, 18:40
  - Because we don't currently have anything that could generate the required thrust at anything approaching an economical cost. - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:26 4
    - But Shakira's hips -- nm - Max Aug 10, 18:40 1
      - Project Shakira would indeed be a worthy successor to the original Project Orion plan. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:42
    - Currently is the key. And IIRC it was spun up slowly. -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 18:30 1
      - it's sci-fi magic wand stuff. - Reagen Aug 10, 18:39
I'm dizzy now -- nm - mud Aug 10, 18:19

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