A swiftly tilting space-habitat (was coriolis bicycle question)

That's interesting. But yes, we perceive tilt by what direction we
are being pulled. If I'm suddenly pulled just a bit to the left, I
would see that as the floor tilting.

There are fun-houses at Six Flags and such that use tricks of
perspective to make you confused about what is tilting which way, and
it looks like water is flowing uphill and such.

I might need to re-write the scene a little bit. Extra work, but
thanks. This is interesting.