"Johnson.." wrote in message ...
Hi Folks
Just joined the group for the purposes of posting an idea.

I have been doing a little reading today about artificial gravity and
haven't seen magnetism mentioned at all. This may sound stupid but couldn't
the floor of a spacecraft be magnetized and the crew wear suits that would
be attracted to that floor?

It would be more practical in a spacestation, which runs on photovoltaic,
cause the electro magnetic floor would be a drain on electricity.

Please let me know what you think.

You would just need permenant magnets embedded in the boots. The real
reason for artificial gravity is that there are serious health
consequences to living in a zero-gee environment for any length of
time. Plus, it helps keep your stuff sorted.


Karl Hallowell