thus creating the sensation of weightlessness (while not actually being weightless)
That speed right in between when you feel the seat against your back and when you feel the seatbelt is when you feel weightless.
Originally posted by The_CEO
I am pretty sure the Fuge tilts a bit to make it feel more so, considering from sources stating it doesnt stop; it would tilt forward creating an equal force.
Originally posted by ISTCrew20
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Originally posted by ISTCrew20
Being at a level of 0 G's is just like your under water, nothing is pulling you down...Thats how astronoughts (sp?) train for 0 G...by going under water.
Originally posted by collectspace
Not exactly. Simply submerging yourself will not account for the pull of gravity. Astronauts train underwater by achieving neutral buoyancy -- an equal tendency to float as there is to sink. They do so by adding weights to their body.
Once you are neutrally buoyant, you can experience to some degree the effects of weightlessness (i.e. every action has an equal and opposite reaction) but you still feel the weight of the suit you are wearing and tools that you are holding will still fall if dropped.
As a result, neutral buoyancy is only used to train astronauts who are preparing for spacewalks. Microgravity training is instead accomplished using a parabolic flight.
Getting back on topic, a while back I saw a sketch of the layout of M:S that showed the individual fuges each operating on the arms of a larger, all encompassing fuge (in other words, while a rider was spinning inside an individual fuge, that fuge was spinning on a larger one. The sketch was not official, so can anyone confirm if that second, "parent" fuge exists? If so, it might be able to explain how they achieve the sensation of weightlessness without spinning down the individual fuges.
Originally posted by ISTCrew20
About your fuge question...There are 10 pods, the fuge arm, is connected to the top of the pod, by a brace that goes around the pod for tilting. (So it looks almost like a spider, with little pod feet)...I think I know what you mean by a second one, but, I dont think there is one, just the one your sitting in. And Im taking that from when I saw it spin while people were on the ride, but, I make mistakes, and Im not sure
Originally posted by collectspace
If I may inquire, how were you able to see the ride in motion? When I go there this weekend, I'd really enjoy the opportunity to snap off a few shots of the ride in motion.
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