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Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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Tue, 6 Mar 2001 00:36:28 GMT
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> To build a centrifuge you need to make a large (at least 30 studs in
> diameter at minifig scale, I would say) ring. And it has to be
> airtight of course. I don't know of any way to do this using the
> tools we have at our disposal, though I'd love to hear ideas.
You don't need a ring- you can have an arm of arbitrary length with a
compartment at the end. And you can have as many compartments as you want,
as long as the center of gravity is at the axis. I believe that there was a
ship with this sort of design in 2010: Odyssey 2.
Sure, a ring makes more sense. Separate compartments means that you have to
go through the hub to go from one compartment to another.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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 | | Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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| (...) Yep, I agree on the 2010 reference. The Soviet ship had and arm that rotated, unlide the enclosed circular drum of the American craft. Most of my ships rely on anti gravity since it's a Star Trek accepted technology. And it's easier to build (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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| (...) It seems to me that this approach might be a little unstable. The overall center of mass would stay in one place of course, but with respect to certain axes it would be problematic, especially when maneuvering. I'm thinking however that one (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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| I don't believe that gravity generators will ever be a viable technology. Even if it were possible to create such a thing, they would likely cause a lot of undesirable effects. So I try to design my MOC's (at least my more recent ones) to be viable (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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