Can You Create Artificial Gravity? | Earth Science

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Published 2017-04-27
Floating around in the zero gravity space might sound fun, but it makes doing much of anything hard. Artificial gravity would help us settle space, but can it be done? Earth Science explains.

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All Comments (21)
  • @pmerbay
    No cats were harmed in the making of this video. Probably
  • @Xenro66
    1:49 What is it with "science" channels and not using SI units? xd
  • @anthonylosego
    Ahh the pursuit of artificial gravity is a daunting task. Don't let it get you down.
  • @TheGolfdaily
    When I was a teenager back in the 80s, I though we would have anti gravity and artificial gravity by now... Sad. 😩
  • @mohammedbasheerhussain1392
    i'v got a dumb question ....!!! What if we build a big gravitational machine big enough That can bend light Can we teleport from it?? Or it effects the earth gravitational What if we put that machine A lot more deep down from the highest mountains In artic or somwhere like everest.... Things really get starts (Gravity works as mass calculated as "g") Higher the mass it faster hits the ground With higher speed means higher "g"s So what if we tried to push something from top of the Mountain Straight To down wards where gravity machine is being place which pulls object's like earth does So basically the falling objects is getting pulled by earth's gravity and our machine at the same time With double the speed To achieve the speed of light ( teleport) basically i`m not a sciene student so excuse me i"m wrong
  • @sierraalice8072
    1. Invent time travel 2. Ask future humans if they have any ideas
  • @ManintheArmor
    Could use those centrifugal rings for sleeping quarters instead, what with your head and feet on the same level relative to one another. Wouldn't need to be as big, and you could even make it spin at 2 Gs.
  • @iliketrains0pwned
    While magnets can definitely help with walking around the inside or outside of a space ship, it's not even close to a replacement for gravity. See, when a normal force (like gravity, or centrifugal force) acts on something, it will distribute the acceleration pretty evenly across the object. Although magnets can create a very strong force on something, it's more like sticking something to a wall in zero g. If you put magnets in your boots, for example, your feet will easily stick to the floor. But the rest of your body will still remain in zero g, especially if you're standing still.
  • @DoctorHollowX
    I'm doing a similar project on mass lol, but mainly an air resistance project!
  • @newbiegamer3040
    Is there a possible way to have a room (on earth) where you weigh more than you normally do. I'm thinking of having a room for physical training.