Allan Milne Lees
1 min readJun 2, 2021

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Sorry Pavel, but you need to brush up on your physics. Remember that for any rotating object, there are two forces: centrifugal and centripetal. The first creates an illusion of gravity - but only so long as the person stands totally motionless. The moment this condition is broken, the difference between gravity (or constant acceleration at 9.8m^2) and centrifugal force becomes painfully apparent. On Earth, if you throw a ball straight up, it comes straight down (assuming no strong winds). On the inside of a rotating surface, when you throw a ball straight up, it arcs to one side. What this means is that when a human moves under such conditions, the inner ear registers a totally different signal from that being sent by the eyes. The result: nausea, dizziness, and confusion. It gets worse if the person attempts to move their entire body. This is why we should never imagine that Sci-Fi is any basis for real-world outcomes. For more information you can read my latest Medium article: https://allanmlees59.medium.com/why-there-are-no-space-faring-civilizations-9c979597df77

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Allan Milne Lees
Allan Milne Lees

Written by Allan Milne Lees

Anyone who enjoys my articles here on Medium may be interested in my books Why Democracy Failed and The Praying Ape, both available from Amazon.

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