From: CLL@L...
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:22:12 +0100
Subject: Gravity on TV (wasS:AAB USS Saratoga specs)
> nyrath@clark.net 07/04/00 03:07pm >>> Heh. Once somebody calculated that if the rim of the Babylon 5 station had one G, the gravity at the control room would be so small that the people would bounce around the room like helium filled ping pong balls... Yet the control room doesn't rotate....... Chris
From: Steve Pugh <steve@p...>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 15:56:52 +0100
Subject: Re: Gravity on TV (wasS:AAB USS Saratoga specs)
> Heh. Once somebody calculated that if the rim of Oh yes it does. It's about 1/3 of the way from the hub to the rim of the ball at the front, which does rotate along with the main cylinder. You can often see the shadow of the upper docking prong thingies passing over the window.
From: Phillip Atcliffe <Phillip.Atcliffe@u...>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:04:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Gravity on TV (wasS:AAB USS Saratoga specs)
> On Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:22:12 +0100 Chris Lucking <CLL@LGC.CO.UK> wrote: > Steve Pugh wrote: > Heh. Once somebody calculated that if the rim of the Babylon 5 Maybe, _if_ the rim was supposed to be at 1g, which it isn't. C&C is supposed to be at about 1/3-g, even though everyone acts like it's 1g <g>. The inside of the main "carousel" section -- i.e., where the gardens, farms, etc., are -- is (I think) meant to be 1g. Down Below is higher-than-Earth-normal grav, which is one reason why it's unpopular with the "official" station inhabitants. > Yet the control room doesn't rotate... < As Steve replied, yes, it does, but the producers couldn't afford the FX budget to show the stars rotating when viewed through the main windows... My sources for this stuff are comments by JMS in a variety of forums, and a reference book or two. Phil