Lydia ConwellJan 26

Just a thought and theory about artificial gravity in #scifi, in shows like #StarTrek.

If you have artificial gravity, you could in theory have an open-top ship, since the gravity would stop the air from floating away.

#space

Show threadSebJan 26
@lydiaconwell convertibles in space. Brilliant.
Show threadLydia ConwellJan 26
@seb321 The danger would be if your artificial gravity fails.
Show threadSebJan 26
@lydiaconwell it’s the one thing which is completely reliable, even when all other ship’s systems are failing. I’m thinking it’s got to be an actual ‘thing’ rather than a process. Maybe a trapped black hole somewhere in the bowels of the ship. Some kind of lensing to line up the field to work with flat floors?
Show threadDavid CohenJan 26
@seb321 @lydiaconwell It failed on the Klingon ship in Star Trek VI. Its reliability is entirely dependent on the production budget.
Show threadSeb
@davidbcohen @lydiaconwell yes, I remember that because it was a first (I think). Even now, SFX struggle to do convincing zero g interior scenes. Expanse had some of the best space FX, but they had difficulty with real actors doing real things in zero g inside spaceships.
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Show threadDavid CohenJan 26
@seb321 @lydiaconwell Apollo 13 did in in real zero g (using filming on NASA’s ‘Vomit Comet’. Gravity did it with *masses* of CGI removal of harnesses and gimbals. But you are right, it is hard (and big money) to do convincingly.