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When/if we have colonies on the mars or the moon, less
gravity will cause people to have less musculature and will
dramatically decrease the bone density. This can be
ameliorated by having the go/workout in a centrifuge so the
edge is 1 G. This way it will be possible to return to earth
without
being an invalid.
Rendevous with Rama published in 1973
https://en.wikipedi...endezvous_with_Rama
The centrifuge is a cylinder rather than a disk. Same principle. [AusCan531, Apr 12 2021]
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Put the bases at the poles ; that way there's no precessive forces to deal with. |
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//Put the bases at the poles// |
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For symmetry, you could put Poles at the bases too.
Pozdrowienia! |
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a1 is 100% correct. A widely known concept. That's why
most space stations even in the movies are of a 'hub, spoke
and rim' design. Zero gee at the hub, 1G at the rim. |
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Actually, I don't remember any planetary living-quarter centrifuges appearing in SF... with the *possible* exception of a story by James P Hogan, but I can't remember what it was. |
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More interesting would be non acceleration or inertial force, environment manipulated gravity designs. Most scifi just gives a future time and waves magic hands producing equipment with a switch. |
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Detailed imaginings can lead to new advancement paths. |
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