Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles.message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down110
arrow-up1337arrow-down1message-squareThe artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles.Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoJust flip around halfway and start slowing down! Free acceleration / deceleration gravity.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoWell, not free. Acceleration usually requires a bunch of energy. I guess if you have to do it anyway then it’s a really convenient side-effect.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 days agoThey actually do that in The Expanse.
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoThat would be why I brought it up, yes.
Just flip around halfway and start slowing down! Free acceleration / deceleration gravity.
Well, not free. Acceleration usually requires a bunch of energy.
I guess if you have to do it anyway then it’s a really convenient side-effect.
They actually do that in The Expanse.
That would be why I brought it up, yes.
Oh ok, got you