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Re: Movie Review- Revenge of the Sith
Posted By: Howard, on host 65.6.33.29
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 14:17:59
In Reply To: Re: Movie Review- Revenge of the Sith posted by Rifty on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 11:22:59:

> >
> > Since there's no air,
> > > and no gravity, there should be no g-forces, yes Obi-Wan
> reacts
> > > to G-forces at one point.
> >
> > Inertia still works without air or gravity.
> >
> > > Also, droids getting pulled off of fighters because of the
> speed
> > > the fighter is traveling has no bearing when there's no air to
> > > drag the droid off.
> >
> > Inertia would also do this if the fighter were accelerating.
>
> I stand corrected then. Thank you for that.
>
> Rifty

It still erks me when movie spaceships go roaring and whistling through airless space.

Artifical gravity is usually generated in space by rotating a space station. The strongest gravity is at the rim. But how about the Starship Enterprise? Didn't they explain their artificial gravity in one of the early shows?
Howard

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