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EarthWolf

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From: Missouri, U.S.A.

Registered: 2004-07-20

Posts: 59

Re: Station Sizes

Hello,

I'm curious: What radius does a station require before it can rotate to the rpms that produce 1 G?

Cordially,

EarthWolf

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Rxke

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2003-11-03

Posts: 3,669

Re: Station Sizes

not sure it will answer your question, but in the" low-gravity, a show stopper" topic, there have been discussions about that.

GCNRevenger

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From: Earth

Registered: 2003-10-14

Posts: 6,056

Re: Station Sizes

Answer: BIG

The trouble is the coriolois(sp?) force, if you spin a small station real fast to make ~1G, nobody will be able to stand up or walk without falling over. So, you need a big station spinning slowly to limit the force to a level your brain & inner ear will ignore.

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