In article ,
Christopher M. Jones wrote:
...Additionally, to generate 1 gee of
gravity through this method would require a mass/energy on
the order of that of the Earth.

No, only if you insist on having 1G at a distance of some 6400km. At
one-millionth the distance, you need one-trillionth (10^-12) the mass.
Still kind of a lot, mind you...
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