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Old 02-18-2012, 03:58 AM   #268
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Originally Posted by Xanthe View Post
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  • In order to generate gravity on a ship, it has to rotate, and the further you are from the core of the ship, the less the gravity will be. For some reason, parks will be located on the inside of the outer walls of huge spaceships, but the dirt and plants will never float off.
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Well I hate to be that person, but the further away from the centre of rotation you are the stronger the "gravity". And most SF I read seems to get it right. Coincidentally just re-reading Bio of a Space Tyrant now...

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