Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
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I was reading an earlier post here by Boothby which got me thinking if you were to construct a large centrifugal habitat on Earth there would some very practical things to be gained from it. I'm talking enough space for 100 comfortable Centrinauts at least.
For your 100 million you get.
1. A view of the world spinning below.
2. The ability to create an artifical environment as it would be in space.
3. Testing & evaluation of construction materials.
4. Psychological profiling of people in such an environment.
5. Learning to live & work in space.
As a bonus you also get.
6. Lets say you start your Centrinauts off the first month at 1.25G, the next month 1.5G & finally your up to 2G at the end of three months. I'd just about bet you'd have every NFL team ready to sign up. Superhuman maybe ??
Bit of fun here but I can see worth in the idea.
For your 100 million you get.
1. A view of the world spinning below.
2. The ability to create an artifical environment as it would be in space.
3. Testing & evaluation of construction materials.
4. Psychological profiling of people in such an environment.
5. Learning to live & work in space.
As a bonus you also get.
6. Lets say you start your Centrinauts off the first month at 1.25G, the next month 1.5G & finally your up to 2G at the end of three months. I'd just about bet you'd have every NFL team ready to sign up. Superhuman maybe ??
Bit of fun here but I can see worth in the idea.





RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
How would you negate the effect of our 1G to make it work in the fist place. Or are you thinking of builing it around the whole world.
RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
Haven't you been to local fair lately ? If the habitat module is suspended vertically from a balanced beam as it spins up it will angle outward in proportion to the centrifugal & gravitational force. So the floor will seem to the occupant always level. If you enter from the base axial point which will be moving slowly compared to the outer edge you could easily access the habitat module. That my thoughts anyway.
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Princy
RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
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RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
Which would be easier to construct, but impossible to run on earth.
RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
When your trying to get somewhere in a big hurry !!
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Princy
RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
There are no engines in existence or even contemplated that provide that much thrust for any longer periods of time.
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RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
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Princy.
RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
Even ignoring the relativistic effects, a 1G acceleration for 1 year for a measly 70kg requires an energy source with 100GW output.
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RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
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RE: Centrifugal Habitation on Earth, as it is in Space.
I guess that means where stuck for a little while longer !!