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to: GREG EASTHOM
from: ROBERT SAYRE
date: 2003-02-27 22:21:00
subject: Columbia`s `computers`

RS> The faster the station spun, the stronger the "gravity", so you co
RS> create just the amount of "gravity" that you wanted.

JB> this is a popular concept in science fiction.

JB> if you fill the centre of the cylinder with floor upon floor, the highe
JB> you go (closer to the centre) the lower the "gravity" is.

GE> What if it's merrily spinning away, somebody yells "Hey, look
at this!",
GE> and everybody runs to the same spot on the outer ring?

 What % are they of the total mass? How long do
they stay there?

 The lower the numbers, the lesser the effect.

 TTYL.

 Robert

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