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Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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Fri, 9 Mar 2001 22:37:34 GMT
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foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu (J.D. Forinash) writes:
> William R. Ward <hermit@bayview.com> wrote:
> > 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.
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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 the disc, go, spin down the disc at the other end and
> do the fine adjustments to park the ship.
I was referring not to a rotating disc/ring but to a pair of pods
connected by a shaft, rotating about the center of that shaft. The
gyroscope effect would be generated to some degree but it would be a
lopsided one. My understanding about gyroscopes is that the effect is
related to the velocity of rotation, not the mass. Is that wrong?
I'm no physicist, really - I just know that gravity generators are
unlikely.
> Using a flatter strucure like an Omega destroyer or Leonov would work
> similarly, I suspect.
Not familiar with those.
> > 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.
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> I dunno, I think some click-hinge plates and some overlap in the walls might
> work out for something like this.
I've generally avoided the Star Wars sets because of all the
non-standard color in them. But I haven't seen click-hinge *plates* -
just the ones that are a pair of 1x2 bricks with a hinge connecting
them. What sets have click-hinge plates? What other kinds of click
hinges am I missing?
--
William R Ward hermit@bayview.com http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/
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| (...) I was actually thinking bricks when I wrote this, but there are 1x2 plates with click-hinges sticking out the top of 'em, on one half. Not sure which sets have 'em; I think I got some from one of the Life on Mars mechs. -JDF (26 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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