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Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAH
Posted By: Steve LevinsonDate: 12/13/01 5:00 a.m.

In Response To: Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAH (SiliconDream =PN=)

: The Marathon actually wouldn't have a noticeable gravitational field, even
: on its surface. Even before you hollow it out, Deimos' surface gravity is
: 2500 times less than Earth's. And of course it gets weaker as you go
: farther in.

True.

: I suppose it could be some sort of Star Trek-style artificial gravity, but
: apparently smaller craft like your shuttle are zero-G. And Durandal tells
: you that "You may have noticed that the Pfhor ship has a weak
: artificial gravity field. The resultant gravity is lower than the
: Marathon's," which seems to imply that the Marathon doesn't have an
: artificial gravity field.

Really? I would have gathered just the opposite. Keep in mind that centrifugal gravity is also artificial.

: So I think the Marathon's probably just spinning
: and producing centrifugal pseudogravity. (That would also drop off
: toward the center of the ship, but oh well. Guess you never actually go
: there. :-)

Not only that, but the gravity would be strongest at the equator and would be off-angle elsewhere. True, Phoebos (sp?) is oblong, as is the Marathon. Does anyone know the dimensions of the Marathon? It would be interesting to calculate the required rotation frequency to produce anything approaching 1G. I once read that centrifugal pseudogravity is inherently problematic, as rotation speeds would be sufficiently high to cause dizziness, nausea and vomiting. When we see the Marathon in M1, it isn't spinning. True, it's been disabled, but then the game would occur in zero G. More likely this is a limitation of the M1 engine. On the other hand, if humans could develop the technology for transport, then surely they could develop artificial gravity.

: Hey, just thought of something...in transit, the Marathon's accelerating
: lengthways, which produces end-to-end pseudogravity. Maybe most of
: the ship is designed for use during that three-hundred year period,
: rather than the much shorter period at the end of the trip when the
: Marathon's in orbit and has radial pseudogravity from its spin. That
: would mean that a lot of the terrain you were running over was actually
: turned 90° on its side from when it was intended for human use.
: Explains, a lot, no? :-)

That's actually an excellent idea. Marathon certainly doesn't look like it was designed this way, but maybe the colonists have been gradually modifying it since arrival at Tau Ceti. Why use artificial gravity when acceleration will produce pseudogravity in an of itself. In fact, the problem with long distance space travel is not microgravity but hypergravity, as the time of travel could be cut dramatically by accelerating and then decelerating continuously at values greater than Earth's gravitational acceleration.

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What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHTON?Ernie TMBM 12/12/01 4:30 p.m.
     Just an addendumErnie TMBM 12/12/01 4:35 p.m.
           This is normal.Djof 12/12/01 5:01 p.m.
     Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSiliconDream =PN= 12/12/01 6:27 p.m.
           Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSNoblitt 12/12/01 7:41 p.m.
           Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSteve Levinson 12/12/01 8:37 p.m.
                 Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSiliconDream =PN= 12/12/01 10:15 p.m.
                       Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSteve Levinson 12/13/01 5:00 a.m.
                             Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHDjof@School 12/13/01 5:59 a.m.
                                   Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHget azure 12/13/01 7:26 a.m.
                                         Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSteve Levinson 12/13/01 10:31 a.m.
                                               RollerCoastersDjof@School 12/13/01 11:36 a.m.
                                                     Re: RollerCoastersSteve Levinson 12/13/01 1:15 p.m.
                                                           Re: RollerCoastersTrahojen 12/14/01 3:41 a.m.
                                                                 Re: RollerCoastersSteve Levinson 12/14/01 7:54 a.m.
                                                           k then :)Djof@School 12/14/01 7:03 a.m.
                                                           Re: RollerCoastersAhruman 12/14/01 8:36 a.m.
                                                                 Re: RollerCoastersSteve Levinson 12/14/01 10:15 a.m.
                                                                       Re: RollerCoastersDjof 12/14/01 12:31 p.m.
                                                                             Re: RollerCoastersSiliconDream =PN= 12/14/01 5:24 p.m.
                                                                       Re: RollerCoastersRampant Document 12/15/01 6:03 a.m.
                                                                 Re: RollerCoastersSiliconDream =PN= 12/14/01 5:23 p.m.
                             Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSiliconDream =PN= 12/14/01 12:27 a.m.
                                   Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHget azure 12/15/01 6:06 a.m.
                                         Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHTru7h 12/15/01 7:03 a.m.
                                               Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHRincewind MoG 12/15/01 8:27 a.m.
                                                     Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSteve Levinson 12/15/01 10:08 a.m.
           Chemical freaks indeedElectricSheepOne 12/16/01 10:55 a.m.
                 You're right - I remember that *NM* *NM*Steve Levinson 12/16/01 11:12 a.m.
     Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHVid Boi 12/13/01 12:47 a.m.
           Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSteve Levinson 12/13/01 4:38 a.m.
                 Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHShnu 12/14/01 7:08 p.m.
                       Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSiliconDream =PN= 12/14/01 11:43 p.m.
                             Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHAhruman 12/15/01 9:48 a.m.
                                   Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHSiliconDream =PN= 12/15/01 3:25 p.m.
     Re: What kind of Chemical freak designed the MARAHMark Levin 12/16/01 11:10 a.m.



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