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echo: tech
to: Jasen Betts
from: Greg Easthom
date: 2003-02-27 15:12:00
subject: Columbia`s `computers`

JB>  RS> The faster the station spun, the stronger the
"gravity", so you could
JB>  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 higher
JB> you go (closer to the centre) the lower the "gravity" is.

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

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