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Old August 19th 03, 04:58 AM
Christopher M. Jones
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Default artificial gravity a different idea...maybe?

"Johnson.." wrote:
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.


You could do that a lot cheaper with velcro.

The point of artificial gravity is not that it makes it
easier to get around (actually, it makes it harder) but
that it prevents adverse health effects of zero-g, such
as bone loss and muscle loss.