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-Z- (z@gundam.com)
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:50:18 -0800
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org [mailto:owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org]On
> Behalf Of Mark Simmons
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 07:54
> To: Gundam List
> Subject: RE: [gundam] Gravity within a colony (was: Funnels and flying
> MS)
>
> Mark Wilson writes,
>
> >Check the math and basic physics--an object that large rotating that fast
> >would produce 83,883 gs!
> >
> >Acceleration = w*r^2; w = (2*Pi)/60 seconds = .1047 rad/s. r^2 = 801025...
>
> Your formula is wrong. It should be w^2 * r - otherwise you end up with
> units of m^2 per second, eh? Here are the specs for a standard-sized
> space colony...
>
> w = (2*pi)/113.5 seconds = .05536 radians/sec.
> r = 3200 meters.
>
> w^2 * r = 9.807 meters/sec^2.
>
> -- Mark, drop-out physics major
Drat! I was gonna wait and let him post a few more outrageously erroneous
numbers before posting the fact that he'd squared the wrong value. Y'know, let
him build up a couple of condos on his quicksand foundation, maybe contradict
and insult every other rerasonable person on the list, then post something on
the order of "About That Equation Of Yours...."?
Thanks, though. In retrospect I see that this has gone on more than long
enough.
I guess all that smug superiority got to me more than I realized.
-Z-
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