2007-04-06 16:04:52 · 7 answers · asked by Zack 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
down be just like it is on earth or will the sensation be different in what ways. Assume same gravity.
2007-04-06 16:06:46 · update #1
If you're on the inside of a rotating torus, pretty much any movement you make will produce unusual results.
To understand why, first consider what it would do if you were to run forward in the direction of the torus's rotation, by doing this you'd also increase your rotation with respect to the torus's center, pushing you 'out' harder, and so you'd feel feel 'heavier'.
If you're jumping straight up you carry on at the same speed, only closer to the center of the torus so you'd move forward in the direction of rotation by a small amount.
Even odder effects would be experienced if you were to turn on the spot, precession would tend to tip you over.
2007-04-06 16:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by Sum guy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sensation is not exactly like jumping up and down in Earth gravity. As you jump up, you are moving closer to the center of rotation, causing your path to curve slightly. You'd feel a slight sideways force (in the direction of the station spin) as you land.
For a very large station, this would be too small to notice.
Do an online search for "Coriolis force".
2007-04-06 16:12:33 · answer #2 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, if the radius of the space station were big enough, it would be very much like it would be on earth. You feel smooshed down into the floor of the station because it's constantly rising "up" to meet you and you just want to keep on sailing in a straight line.
When your feet leave the floor, however, and nothing is pushing up on you, you'd be in free fall, just as you are on a planet.
If the radius of the station were smaller, though, (and therefore the curvature much greater) you would feel like you were jumping "towards" the oncoming floor a little bit, as you'd be moving with the same speed as the chunk of floor you just left, and its velocity is getting turned into "up" a little bit, and the floor "ahead" of you starts appearing to move faster.
(This is assuming you're facing in the opposite direction of spin).
With a large enough radius, where the curvature is nearly flat, though, this effect would be minimal.
2007-04-06 16:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by Roland A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok: the area station does not get gravity from spinning. It gets some thing like gravity from the skill stored interior the spin. The path of the spin makes little distinction. Swing a small weight around on a string. The pull you experience is the "gravity' you're talking approximately. in case you swing it interior the different path, what differences?
2016-12-08 20:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The larger the radius, the closer to "Earth normal" it would become, but you would have to relearn to play tabletennis (ping pong) and similar games, as the centrifugal effect, which is being substituted for gravity, is lower, the closer to the centre of rotation you get. Since your feet would be on the external surface of the torus, something would weigh more there than if you put them higher off the floor.
2007-04-06 18:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
search for a subject known as "Coriolis effect". interesting, to say the least...
about the only real change you might notice is you wouldn't land where you took off from!
2007-04-06 16:23:37 · answer #6 · answered by Abdu Rahim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"up" and "down" would be defined as being furthest from the donut hole and closest to the donut hole.
2007-04-06 16:12:24 · answer #7 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋