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WCDT 2121-2125 (13-17 Feburary 2012) QC in SPAAAAAAACE! Week 4
jwhouk:
By the way: Proof that the DVD is probably at least 6-7 hours long
jwhouk:
What Kind of a Space Station IS this?
One that needs more cookies. - 10 (18.9%)
One that needs more girl scouts. - 2 (3.8%)
Next up - the local barista brews virtual java! - 1 (1.9%)
The Major is a former hipster. - 2 (3.8%)
The Major is an AnthroPC! - 0 (0%)
The Major knows Pintsize. - 2 (3.8%)
There really aren't that many Military people on board. - 8 (15.1%)
The station cook is also in charge of bioscience! - 5 (9.4%)
Big Reveal: Hanners was born at Disneyland! - 0 (0%)
Fort Courage has nothing on this place. - 0 (0%)
Nor does the 4077th. - 3 (5.7%)
Waffles! - 4 (7.5%)
Where's Pintsize in all this? - 4 (7.5%)
Or at least, why no APC's? - 3 (5.7%)
Monty Python Skit Dead Ahead! - 6 (11.3%)
I sued Ben Affleck - aw, do I even need a reason? - 3 (5.7%)
Total Voters: 53
Schmorgluck:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 15 Feb 2012, 06:11 ---
--- Quote from: Schmorgluck on 15 Feb 2012, 05:09 ---
--- Quote from: Veloso on 15 Feb 2012, 04:33 ---The curvature of the walls in today's comic makes no sense. Hanners already said that the gravity comes from "spinning section". If gravity is caused by centrifugal force, then "down" should be towards the outer curved wall.
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If you're refering to panel 1, I kinda agree. In other panel the curvature is accurate (if maybe a bit exaggerated: how FAST does this station spin?).
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I agree. Admittedly I, too, first felt that in the later panels it is the walls as opposed to ceiling/floor that are curved, but the camera view that we see matches reasonably well with either.
If we stick to the figure for a minimum size station, where the spin won't cause discomfort, then the radius should be about 1km (warm thanks to Akima for the link to an article explaining this). So the length of the rim is about 6k. Meaning that the floor and ceiling will curve approximately 6 degrees per 100 meters. This station does look like it is a bit smaller, because the ceiling is surely bending faster than that. May be people of QCverse can manage on a smaller station? IOW: Toon Physics!
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I was being half-smug on this matter. QC isn't a Sci-Fi universe, and Jeph never pretended to be a Sci-Fi writer. At least not Hard Sci-Fi. I tend to drop links to Atomic Rocket at the drop of a hat, though, This is simply the best hub for informations for anyone who wants to harden their Sci-Fi, and this last sentence sounds kinda dirty now that I think about it.
Skaltura:
--- Quote from: LTK on 15 Feb 2012, 10:00 ---The Super Bowel Movement trophy? :-D
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Not to be confused with Superb Owl movement.
Schmorgluck:
Oh, and according to the Spincalc, the minimum radius for a comfy 1g environment in a spinning station is about 224 meters. It's easily smaller for weaker gravity.
And I insist: no one should take concern about this to write fiction. Unless they want to.
Or, worded differently: I like your writing anyway, Jeph. Do as you please.
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