A Test to Prove Gravity Has Mass

[sm0ky2]

It sounds like there will be a lot of dizzy people floating through space.
How fast does this space station half to rotate imitate gravity?

assuming that the outer ring has a diameter greater than 1500 feet,
you can simulate "earth gravity" (1G) at less than 2 RPM.
which is good, because greater than 2RPM causes an effect called coriolis, which is similar to virtigo.. which yes, would cause a lot of dizzy people...

under 2RPM, these effects do not occur, and as your relative motion is 0 compared to the space station, you would not know you were even moving.

Now,. how fast are you actually moving? well,. in relationship to some arbitrary "still point"... lets take the earth and our solar system as an example, since that will be our frame of relative motion on the space station......

At 2 RPM, any point on the circumferance of the ring will be traveling around twice per  at a speed of 1500 feet * Pi divided by 30, = ft/sec
so,
approx 157 feet per second, in relationship to a "still point" anywhere in our solar system. which is considerably slower htan the rotation of any point on the surface of the earth.
gravity created in this way is completely artificial. and its a bit odd to conceptualize..  From any point around the outer ring, "UP" is towards the center of the station. so, yur living "sideways" the way you would normally look at the station.

of course, "up" and "down" in a low-gravity sitation have no meaning....

[onthecuttingedge2005]

of course, "up" and "down" in a low-gravity sitation have no meaning....

Actually, there is no conceptual up or down in true reality in any strength of gravity what so ever, the true expression is either inwards(towards mass) or outwards(from mass). though it is hardly used as a proper word structure.

Jerry

[brian334]

smOk2
This is way off topic,
You say a space station with a 1500ft. Diameter spinning at 2 rpm will produce the same gravity we have on earth. Will you post your math calculations so we can go over them?

[onthecuttingedge2005]

This is way off topic, but will you post your math so we can go over the numbers?

I am a hardcore technologist and follower of theoretical probability proved by math. I might say the math is already done for you by Newton. I have no need to reinvent the math for any reasons because the inventor of the math was far more intelligent than I and or you.

if you have a problem finding them then search wikipedia, for Newtons formulas.

respect for our theoretical elders is a must and must be respected.

Brian, professionalism in science or physics is a 'bonus', it doesn't come easy.

Jerry

[brian334]

If you don’t post your math calculations I will assume it is more bullshit.