626
How did gravity worked on the Death Star? (feddit.org)
submitted 3 months ago by genfood@feddit.org to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
149 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/1104168

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] butter@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

It wouldn't need to generate gravity.

Acceleration "down" would be enough.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Only if it was undergoing constant acceleration, which we know it to be incapable of.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

It’s got sublight thrusters and steering doesn’t it? It could just fly around and around a circular path.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I mean, those are equivalent forces. Gravity doesn't actually exist as a separate force, just like acceleration isn't a magical force appearing from nowhere.

this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2024
626 points (96.9% liked)

Science Memes

10905 readers
1538 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Sal@mander.xyz
fossilesque@mander.xyz
SciBot@mander.xyz