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Centrifugal force is also used to achieve the concept called artificial gravity, which is the reason why characters in Star Trek walk around like normal in thei
by kokofoo 16y ago
Centrifugal force is also used to achieve the concept called artificial gravity, which is the reason why characters in Star Trek walk around like normal in their starships.
- JeffL 16y agoWhat? No it isn't. http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Gravity_plating http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Gravity_plating
- dmoney 16y agoSome sci-fi has cylindrical ships or space stations spun for gravity, but in Star Trek they have "gravity plating", so the ships don't have to spin. A convenient plot device to cover the fact that they didn't have the budget to shoot every episode aboard the vomit comet.