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 threadPiperJan 26

@lydiaconwell I don't do a lot of writing in sci-fi, but when I do, I have a dark "shielded" observation deck for stargazing. The "shield" is just a gravity field dome a few feet think that pushes inward hard enough to make the air density drop to 0 over a few feet.

The quality of the stargazing on spaceships is maybe something I think about too much 🤔

Show threadLydia Conwell

@piper Interesting. By 'field' do you mean it's some kind of energy barrier rather than a solid substance?

And what's the bit about air density? Does that create gravity?

Jan 26 at 7:28pmWeb