Gravity and centrifugal forces

[mrcore64]

If you jumped on an orbital/halo.. Would you carry on flying through the air indefinately or does the centrifugal force push you towards the ground even though you are not in any physical contact with the centrifugalised object??

On a planet we're attracted back towards the ground by gravity.. there's no gravity on a orbital/halo

NOT by my dear friend Alex Cretney

 

[Janus]

Since you were in contact with the spinning object when you jumped you still will have a tangential velocity in addition to the upwards velocity of your jump. This puts you in a straight line trajectory that intersects the inside of the Halo. Since the halo continues to turn while you are in the air, you will intersect the inside surface at almost exactly the same physical spot as you jumped from. From your perspective, it will seem like you jumped straight up and came straight back down.

 

[charng]

I can explain that gravity and centrifugal forces are both fundamental forces that act on objects in space. Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects with mass, while centrifugal force is the outward force experienced by an object in circular motion.

If you were to jump on an orbital or halo, you would continue to move in a straight line at a constant speed, as per Newton's first law of motion. However, the centrifugal force would also act on you, pushing you towards the center of the object in a curved path. This is due to the circular motion of the orbital or halo.

Since there is no physical contact between you and the centrifugalized object, the force of gravity would not be present. Therefore, you would not experience the force of gravity pulling you towards the ground. However, the centrifugal force would continue to act on you, causing you to move in a curved path towards the center of the object.

In summary, on an orbital or halo, you would not continue to fly through the air indefinitely due to the presence of the centrifugal force. This force would act on you, causing you to move in a curved path towards the center of the object. However, there would be no force of gravity pulling you towards the ground as there is no physical contact between you and the object.