tori

Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: tori

# 1171 bymikecombs@... on March 27, 2001, 2:56 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03

From: Ian Woollard [mailto:ian.woollard@...]

Why not ditch the spokes? If a cylinder can survive without them so can
a torus can't it?

In a spinning cylinder (or sphere), one can make their way up to the spin
axis and leave. In a torus with no spokes or hub, there would be no way to
come or go.

Regards,

Mike Combs

From:
Ian Woollard [mailto:ian.woollard@...]
Why not ditch the spokes? If a cylinder can survive without them so can
a torus can't it?

In a spinning cylinder (or sphere), one can make their way up to the spin axis and leave. In a torus with no spokes or hub, there would be no way to come or go.

Regards,
Mike Combs