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Re: will it go round in circles
Posted By: NthDegree256 <nthdegree256@hotmail.com>	Date: 6/27/02 2:24 p.m.
In Response To: Re: will it go round in circles (oldmano'theC) : at the risk of belaboring a point: "natural" gravity is a : consequence of the warping/bending/reshaping of spacetime by mass. other : matter moving through this bent spacetime accelerates (can be positive or : negative, i.e., speeding up or slowing down), and the percieved effects of : this acceleration are what we term "gravity." the only way to : warp spacetime enough to generate a gravity well with an acceleration of : 1G is with a mass equivalent to that of the earth (doesn't have to be that : size, however -- white dwarf stars & neutron stars are made of exotic : forms of matter that pack a sh!tload of mass into a relatively small : space). : however, there's lots of ways to create an acceleration which would be : perceived as "gravity." rotation is one way, but so's putting : the pedal to the metal in your terrestrial ICE vehicle (which causes : fractional G forces at right angles to Earth's "natural" : gravity, and may earn you a ticket ;-} ). : then again, use of exotic states of matter (see above) in advanced technology : could perhaps cause a local warping of space that could be a : "synthetic" gravity. And maybe that's what they do. :-) : that's always bothered me -- personally, i thinks it's a big continuity break : on Bungie's part (perhaps even an "intentional goof"), but it : also makes the game more playable. trying to fight in zero G would be : incredibly fun but also incredibly disorienting. i'm willing to put up : with a few rounded corners... Continuity break? In what way? : problem is, gravity isn't a field, it's a consequence of the shape of : spacetime. near a large mass, that shape causes an acceleration toward the : center of the mass. we call this "gravity," but it's really no : different than the acceleration of a spaceship well outside of a massive : object's gravitational influence. Cortana should know this... : and the "field" may not have to be artificial -- Halo's position at : Lagrange1, coupled with use of exotic matter in the ring structure, and : with rotation tossed in for good measure, could do the trick without : really invoking "new" physics, just very clever use of what is : already known. the Forerunner(s) were clever, if nothing else. At the very least, her phrasing implies that the gravity was deliberately created/focused/whatever, and not just a the result of a location choice.

Message Index

will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/25/02 4:09 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/25/02 5:52 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/25/02 6:46 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Xcruiser	6/25/02 7:29 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/25/02 9:05 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 8:14 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 8:48 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 9:10 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 9:16 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 9:30 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 9:57 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	GrailCWB	6/27/02 10:03 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Louis Wu	6/27/02 10:06 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 10:13 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Pfhoenix	6/25/02 8:46 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/25/02 8:55 p.m.
loving it...	Miguel Chavez	6/25/02 11:59 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	HaloFan	6/26/02 11:02 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/26/02 11:39 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Speedy	6/27/02 12:04 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Speedy	6/27/02 12:43 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	HaloFan	6/27/02 8:50 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 1:07 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tru7h	6/27/02 9:29 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Louis Wu	6/27/02 9:49 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Xcruiser	6/27/02 10:44 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tru7h	6/27/02 1:00 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 8:55 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tru7h	6/27/02 9:16 p.m.
corriolis rotating for dummies	Tru7h	6/27/02 9:32 p.m.
Re: corriolis rotating for dummies	Knight Premier	6/27/02 10:57 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/27/02 12:15 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 12:54 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tru7h	6/27/02 1:03 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 1:04 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	HaloFan	6/27/02 1:10 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 1:27 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	HaloFan	6/27/02 1:42 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 1:47 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 1:13 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 1:36 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 2:11 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 2:24 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 3:05 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	NthDegree256	6/27/02 3:35 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/27/02 4:03 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tru7h	6/27/02 4:59 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Roger Wilco	6/27/02 5:15 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tru7h	6/27/02 5:09 p.m.
Mass Idea	GrailCWB	6/27/02 9:20 p.m.
whath happens when you jump?:) *NM*	Tru7h	6/27/02 9:34 p.m.
Re: Mass Idea	Tru7h	6/28/02 8:45 a.m.
Haven't found an actual statement yet, but...	NthDegree256	6/27/02 4:41 p.m.
Re: Haven't found an actual statement yet, but...	Aida-kun	6/27/02 5:02 p.m.
Re: Haven't found an actual statement yet, but...	Roger Wilco	6/27/02 5:30 p.m.
Re: Haven't found an actual statement yet, but...	NthDegree256	6/27/02 11:21 p.m.
Re: Haven't found an actual statement yet, but...	Roger Wilco	6/28/02 2:00 a.m.
Re: Haven't found an actual statement yet, but...	NthDegree256	6/28/02 3:01 a.m.
Post location...	Louis Wu	6/28/02 9:27 a.m.
Thank You Louis...	Roger Wilco	6/28/02 12:43 p.m.
Re: Thank You Louis...	NthDegree256	6/28/02 1:44 p.m.
Re: Thank You Louis...	Roger Wilco	6/28/02 2:10 p.m.
Heh. :-)	NthDegree256	6/28/02 2:45 p.m.
Re: Heh. :-)	Roger Wilco	6/28/02 3:26 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 9:47 p.m.
K_P... cool it.	Louis Wu	6/27/02 9:54 p.m.
Re: K_P... cool it.	Knight Premier	6/27/02 10:24 p.m.
Re: K_P... cool it.	GrailCWB	6/27/02 10:30 p.m.
Re: K_P... cool it.	Knight Premier	6/27/02 11:02 p.m.
Re: K_P... cool it.	GrailCWB	6/27/02 11:26 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 10:06 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 10:52 p.m.
Sorry, but	Pfhoenix	6/27/02 7:13 p.m.
Re: Sorry, but	Roger Wilco	6/27/02 8:06 p.m.
Re: Sorry, but	NthDegree256	6/27/02 11:36 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 9:27 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 9:39 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Louis Wu	6/27/02 9:48 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 10:19 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Louis Wu	6/27/02 10:37 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 11:11 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	GrailCWB	6/27/02 9:40 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 9:49 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	GrailCWB	6/27/02 9:54 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 10:17 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	GrailCWB	6/27/02 10:26 p.m.
It's love that holds it all together... *NM*	Finn/Daniel	6/27/02 8:01 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Knight Premier	6/27/02 8:37 p.m.
It's right here.	Louis Wu	6/27/02 9:03 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	oldmano'theC	6/27/02 9:22 p.m.
justa notha theory of the spin	Saber	6/27/02 10:15 p.m.
Re: justa notha theory of the spin	GrailCWB	6/27/02 10:21 p.m.
Re: justa notha theory of the spin	Speedy	6/28/02 3:40 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Speedy	6/27/02 11:19 p.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Tirion of *WP*	6/28/02 8:56 a.m.
Re: will it go round in circles	Matthew Hanlon	6/28/02 10:50 a.m.