Timeline for What forces should I consider for my hotel room on the Space Elevator?
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| Feb 15, 2021 at 2:00 | vote | accept | Mikey | ||
| Jan 3, 2017 at 17:54 | comment | added | Samuel | @Mikey They might feel a slight outward pull. The above plot is essentially the centrifugal force (rotating space station force) minus the opposing gravitational force at that same radius from the Earth's center. The Earth's rotation is relatively slow, so even at 50,000km the centrifugal force is only 0.027g. However, lucky for us, Earth's gravity at that point is only 0.013g, so the net force is outward. But only a physicist would call 0.01g significant, for your guests they'll just notice that things seem to settle on one side of the room given enough time. | |
| Dec 31, 2016 at 22:11 | comment | added | Mikey | If I am at the counterweight, would my guests not feel significant gravitational "pull" outward, much like a rotating space station? | |
| Jun 2, 2015 at 8:47 | history | edited | Samuel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 2, 2015 at 8:30 | history | answered | Samuel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |