09-27-2015, 07:31 AM
All good points — though keep in mind that, unlike space colonies, Earth cities aren't round. I suspect the movement in a space colony, even at rush hour, will be considerably more balanced.
But certainly stuff is moving around. Some sort of compensation system will be needed. I'm still not sure whether having a central river (or equivalent network of reservoirs connected by passive pipes) will automatically rebalance it; I think it might. If not, pumping water actively will certainly do it, as would a series of weights hanging from the outside of the hull, that can be reeled in and out.
More than one way to make that cat-fur coat.
But certainly stuff is moving around. Some sort of compensation system will be needed. I'm still not sure whether having a central river (or equivalent network of reservoirs connected by passive pipes) will automatically rebalance it; I think it might. If not, pumping water actively will certainly do it, as would a series of weights hanging from the outside of the hull, that can be reeled in and out.
More than one way to make that cat-fur coat.
Joe Strout
Lead Developer, High Frontier