tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6172420105628995260..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: DirectionsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-61317699003975371142016-01-16T10:27:28.373+00:002016-01-16T10:27:28.373+00:00Nicholas,
Thank you. I now have a much clearer und...Nicholas,<br />Thank you. I now have a much clearer understanding of the ship.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-22662265146674498622016-01-16T04:28:51.620+00:002016-01-16T04:28:51.620+00:00Dear Paul,
Yes, the direction of acceleration her...Dear Paul,<br /><br />Yes, the direction of acceleration here is the direction in which things fall; in the room where I'm standing, the direction of acceleration is toward the floor, and similarly in the starship, although there the acceleration is centrifugal, arising from rotation, rather than gravitational.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />NicholasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-73679533156907287782016-01-15T09:32:49.661+00:002016-01-15T09:32:49.661+00:00Nicholas,
That is what I thought. Thanks. Do you u...Nicholas,<br />That is what I thought. Thanks. Do you understand what is said about the direction of acceleration?<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-56649859636748416042016-01-15T04:51:40.911+00:002016-01-15T04:51:40.911+00:00Kaor, Paul,
The further you are from a cylinder&#...Kaor, Paul,<br /><br />The further you are from a cylinder's axis of rotation, the stronger the centrifugal force you will feel, and that force will be directed outward. In the rotating starship, down is toward the outer skin of the ship, and up is toward the center. People would feel their bodies becoming heavier as they went physically down toward the outer hull, which in this ship would be socially up to officer country.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Nicholas D. RosenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com