I did find an answer yesterday. It seems the minimum size necessary is approximately 1.8 miles radius, amounting to about 8 miles circumference, and to avoid the Coriolis effect the rate of spin would have to be between 1 and 2 rpm.
That was the second part of my original question. I thought gravity on the planet's surface, or anywhere in the atmospheric envelope for that matter, would pull you down constantly, but I was not sure if it would matter in the ride because of the centripetal force pinning you to the wall. Your...
The allegory to the ride was just a way to describe what it is I am trying to find out. I know that the speed of the rotation has an effect, but I don't know in what way, or to what extent. I am trying to figure out how large an object would have to be to allow someone to
* "stand" on the...
First, please forgive my ignorance, as I do not really know enough to ask this question properly.
In the carnival ride, Barrel of Fun, the centripetal force holds you against the wall of the barrel while it spins. As anyone who has ridden this ride knows, you can feel the force holding you...
The quote I put in the last post was from a list of FAQs concerning all 5 treaties. Upon further investigation, I found http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/reports/ac105/AC105_769E.pdf. This document covers the history of the UNOOSA's attempts to define and delimit outer space.
The conclusion states (and...
Yes, I meant it figuratively. I know that the transition is not a set line. I was merely referring to the established "boundary" that is something like 50 miles above sea level. And, if you look at the Earth through Google Earth, you can see the thin band of blue representing the atmosphere...
I know there are no actual boundaries, other than the point where our atmosphere ends and space begins. My question is based on the idea that, on the planet, we have "national boundaries" where an ocean meets a landmass, and the country there claims the ocean within that boundary as national...