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Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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Tue, 6 Mar 2001 02:03:11 GMT
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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> writes:
> > 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.
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> 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.
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> Sure, a ring makes more sense. Separate compartments means that you have to
> go through the hub to go from one compartment to another.
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 could construct a ring of modules where
the modules connect to one another. The question is, how can such a
connection be made? Lego doesn't really have a way of making shallow
angle bends like that in a corridor. If anyone has any ideas I'd love
to hear 'em.
--Bill.
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William R Ward hermit@bayview.com http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/
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| (...) Given that a rotating disc/ring/sphere would also tend to create a gyroscope effect, I don't think this is that much of an issue. Besides, maneuvering means even _more_ fuel you have to haul around. Get pointed in the right direction, spin up (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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