Another solution to gravity?

What if the earth occupied a similar orbit as it does in RE, with the occupied plane facing towards the sun? The centrifugal force would act as gravity, pressure downwards?

Before you say 'Orbit cant be maintained without your precious gravity!" Then how do the other (spherical) planets have moons that ORBIT around them?

Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

Make sense.

other that inaccurate nameing of a force its good! centrafugal force does not exsit it is merely momentum of an object holding it in place the onle foce would be pulling directly into the centre of the orbit (gravity) which is the centripetal force (my spelling is awful)

other that inaccurate nameing of a force its good! centrafugal force does not exsit it is merely momentum of an object holding it in place the onle foce would be pulling directly into the centre of the orbit (gravity) which is the centripetal force (my spelling is awful)

I apologize, it would be whatever they call the effect of being pushed to the exterior of a spinning object, like a centerfuge (again, spelling here).

This thread makes absolutely no sense!

Before you say 'Orbit cant be maintained without your precious gravity!" Then how do the other (spherical) planets have moons that ORBIT around them?

Uhh Gravity! The moons velocity around the planet keeps it in orbit and that is why they dont fall into the planet, and what would you call the force that prevents our planet from accelerating away.... maybe gravity?

If think what your asking is at what speed would we need to travel around the Sun for us to experience centrifugal force of the same value of 1 G given a flat disc facing the Sun probably in a tidal lock?

OK
Fc = mv^2/r,               
Fc = centrifugal force,
 m = mass,
v = speed,
 r = radius. (149,600,000,000 meters)

On Earth the force the Earth exerts on our feet is 9.8m/s/s times our mass (not weight).
Substituting that for Fc we can cancel the mass on the other side of the Equation and on the G side leaving:
9.8m/s/s = v^2/r
v^2= 9.8x 149,600,000,000
v^2=1466080000000
v=1210817
is a 9 day year

I think (its been a while and I'm rusty!) you would have to increase the speed therefore decreasing your year by a lot to negate the Gravitational attraction of the sun which is actually keeping you in orbit.

Hope this is what your after
Riles

I just read the thread title. Why do we need a solution to gravity? Whats wrong with it?!

I just read the thread title. Why do we need a solution to gravity? Whats wrong with it?!

The sky is falling.

Noooo everything is alright so long as the sky doesn't fall on our heads!

Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

WTF?!?!?!?!

Do you have any suggestion as to why only 1/5 of the earth would be illuminated?

Indeed, the sky is falling.  But since the atmosphere acts as a cushion, no celestial bodies will crush poor old Britland.

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Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

WTF?!?!?!?!

Do you have any suggestion as to why only 1/5 of the earth would be illuminated?

1/5 is a rough estimate of the surface area that encounters both UVA and UVB light.  The other 3/10 experiences all forms of light, except UVB,  including some cold light from the moon and anti-UVB.

Quote from: Jake123 on July 03, 2007, 03:17:08 PM

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Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

WTF?!?!?!?!

Do you have any suggestion as to why only 1/5 of the earth would be illuminated?

1/5 is a rough estimate of the surface area that encounters both UVA and UVB light.  The other 3/10 experiences all forms of light, except UVB,  including some cold light from the moon and anti-UVB.

1/5+3/10=5/10

And I still dont' see what you're getting at

Quote from: The Communist on July 03, 2007, 03:23:27 PM

Quote from: Jake123 on July 03, 2007, 03:17:08 PM

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Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

WTF?!?!?!?!

Do you have any suggestion as to why only 1/5 of the earth would be illuminated?

1/5 is a rough estimate of the surface area that encounters both UVA and UVB light.  The other 3/10 experiences all forms of light, except UVB,  including some cold light from the moon and anti-UVB.

1/5+3/10=5/10

And I still dont' see what you're getting at

I suggest that you join us in ignoring The Communist. He's irrelevant. (And then consider arguing with TomB as just a pasttime while we await a real FEer with any talent to actually make a good point.)

I suggest that you join us in ignoring The Communist. He's irrelevant. (And then consider arguing with TomB as just a pasttime while we await a real FEer with any talent to actually make a good point.)

Not that I was paying attention to the accuracy of The Communist's posts, feel free to ignore whatever you want.

Quote from: Gulliver on July 03, 2007, 04:30:19 PM

I suggest that you join us in ignoring The Communist. He's irrelevant. (And then consider arguing with TomB as just a pasttime while we await a real FEer with any talent to actually make a good point.)

Not that I was paying attention to the accuracy of The Communist's posts, feel free to ignore whatever you want.

I am for now on ignoring divito's posts due to lack of factual statements and/or relevance.

The OP stole this idea from a Mr Dyson (sphere maker, not vacuum maker).

I am for now on ignoring divito's posts due to lack of factual statements and/or relevance.

Aha, I was actually making fun of Gulliver for just ignoring whatever he pleased. Your points could be perfectly valid.

Quote from: The Communist on July 03, 2007, 03:23:27 PM

Quote from: Jake123 on July 03, 2007, 03:17:08 PM

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Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

WTF?!?!?!?!

Do you have any suggestion as to why only 1/5 of the earth would be illuminated?

1/5 is a rough estimate of the surface area that encounters both UVA and UVB light.  The other 3/10 experiences all forms of light, except UVB,  including some cold light from the moon and anti-UVB.

1/5+3/10=5/10=1/2

And I still dont' see what you're getting at

I just wanted to add that for you.

Quote from: Jake123 on July 03, 2007, 03:29:17 PM

Quote from: The Communist on July 03, 2007, 03:23:27 PM

Quote from: Jake123 on July 03, 2007, 03:17:08 PM

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Before you ask about how the sun would illuminate only half the earth at a time, and almost exactly half, at any point in time, thinking that it would illuminate all, I pose the same question back to you, thinking it would only illuminate maybe a fifth.

WTF?!?!?!?!

Do you have any suggestion as to why only 1/5 of the earth would be illuminated?

1/5 is a rough estimate of the surface area that encounters both UVA and UVB light.  The other 3/10 experiences all forms of light, except UVB,  including some cold light from the moon and anti-UVB.

1/5+3/10=5/10=1/2

And I still dont' see what you're getting at

I just wanted to add that for you.

Thankyou.

Meh, the point is still not valid, as the only explanation as to why only half of the world would be lit is something that has nothing to do with the half of the world being lit. WAIT. Than this is the perfect FE theory. An explanation that has nothing to do with the results, no logic and science behind it, and only one of the people on this board believes it!