Rotational Gravity xkcd.com/3220/
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Crazie Daizee · Mar 17
ha I needed that *snort* does anyone else remember the awe of the first time they saw motorcycle riders in the steel ball mesh cage as a child at the circus? what an amazing way to learn the physics of "gravity" from centripetal force en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_o...
Serena All-Heart · Mar 17
The oil rig company got very interested
Bote Man · Mar 18
Tonight on Babylon 5...
Dan S. · Mar 17
But is the buffet okay?
Ken Shaw · Mar 17
"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!"
Jack Bennetto · Mar 17
Next time I’ll verify the shuffleboard courts are oriented to minimize Coriolis forces
Gregory Lynn · Mar 17
Now I want a submarine cruise
Mae Creo · Mar 18
I feel like I should understand this after reading the first quarter of Project Hail Mary, but I don’t.
@zeshara.bsky.social · Mar 17
the cruise line might have fired you, but I'm really quite impressed
Bobbelieu · Mar 17
Funny, and yet it conjures an interesting mental image
Cantard · Mar 17
So...longitudinal axis... We talking rotating the ship in tight turns, doing a loop de loop, or a barrel roll? I need sleep and had an hours long test this morning, so a bit out of it.
Dr Joanne Williams · Mar 17
@dreadships.bsky.social probably has examples of ships that appear to be designed for this one neat trick
Liz 🏳️⚧️ · Mar 17
But think of the muscular gains!
Mark Wesley · Mar 17
The Norovirus situation really got out of hand
xkcd title text · Mar 17
Title text: "I don't get it. The peak acceleration for passengers was WAY lower than in the giant-waterslide-loop-the-loop incident the other cruise line fired me for." Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3220#Transcript