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