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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 22 hours ago

The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles.

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The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles.

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 22 hours ago
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    22 hours ago

    Production costs!

    The expanse did this well because they used acceleration not artificial gravity.

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      Expanse did it amazingly imo, it also adds some realism into a otherwise very fictional story, which makes it somewhat easier to vibe with it.

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        Gawwwd, the scene where mid fight there are unsecured wrenches floating around was so beautifully tense.

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      “Captain, we were hit by a Class IV Photon torpedo in the aft. The production budget exploded!”

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      And magnetic shoes.

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        That was such a nice touch and just cost some red leds. I’m the books they spend a lot of time on the float (to expensive to burn all the time). The way the TV show got around it all was great

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          Don’t forget the sound, that clunk with every step is what sold it as real.

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      Just flip around halfway and start slowing down! Free acceleration / deceleration gravity.

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        Well, not free. Acceleration usually requires a bunch of energy.

        I guess if you have to do it anyway then it’s a really convenient side-effect.

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        They actually do that in The Expanse.

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          That would be why I brought it up, yes.

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            Oh ok, got you

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