File: WhenYouFallFromGraceItsALongWayDown.swf-(2.34 MB, 832x624, Loop)
[_] Anonymous 02/08/20(Sat)22:47:39 No.

  The Grace ring megastructure, despite reaching up to low Earth orbit, is a completely stationary
  object held up by active supports. Because of this, if you were to walk along its outer surface,
  you would experience a full gee of a gravity, just like on Earth!

  Of course, this also means that it is, in fact, quite possible to fall from Grace.

  Careful up there, son. It's a long way down.

>> [_] Anonymous 02/09/20(Sun)00:16:43 No.

  >>3417607
  >Because of this, if you were to walk along its outer surface, you would experience a full gee of
  a gravity, just like on Earth!
  That's... not how gravity works. Look, I know, mess with the rookie, it's his first time up top,
  I get it. But it's not like I didn't go to high school.
  And... urp. Give me a few more antinausea pills, would you?

>> [_] Anonymous 02/09/20(Sun)06:48:32 No.

  but... why?

>> [_] Anonymous 02/09/20(Sun)11:53:31 No.

  >>3417621
  Look, man, it's closer to 95% of Earth's gravity at 200km from the Earth's surface. You won't
  notice any difference. But you have to remember that being in orbit isn't being weightless, it's
  freefalling. You're just falling fast enough to miss the planet. The ring isn't moving any more
  than the Earth, so bam, gravity.

  The great thing about having a megastructure like that is that you can launch things from here to
  orbital velocity a lot cheaper than doing it at the bottom of the gravity well - sure, you still
  have to get it up to speed, but when you aren't fighting atmospheric drag you're saving a LOT of
  energy.

  Just remember.

  Don't look down.