Gollum@feddit.org to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2年前How did gravity worked on the Death Star?feddit.orgimagemessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1644arrow-down121file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1623arrow-down1imageHow did gravity worked on the Death Star?feddit.orgGollum@feddit.org to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2年前message-square144fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarebutter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2年前It wouldn’t need to generate gravity. Acceleration “down” would be enough.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2年前Only if it was undergoing constant acceleration, which we know it to be incapable of.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2年前It’s got sublight thrusters and steering doesn’t it? It could just fly around and around a circular path.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前I mean, those are equivalent forces. Gravity doesn’t actually exist as a separate force, just like acceleration isn’t a magical force appearing from nowhere.
It wouldn’t need to generate gravity.
Acceleration “down” would be enough.
Only if it was undergoing constant acceleration, which we know it to be incapable of.
It’s got sublight thrusters and steering doesn’t it? It could just fly around and around a circular path.
I mean, those are equivalent forces. Gravity doesn’t actually exist as a separate force, just like acceleration isn’t a magical force appearing from nowhere.