The unlimited-income theory (was Why gravity helps people work faster)

Man, this is called engineering for a necessity. Weve already agreed that there will be differences when you leave Earth and that well need to engineer solutions for those differences. So, of course you dont find wide scale use of RC rails on commercial rails, and theres a damn good reason for it": Its not NECESSARY! On the moon, or elsewhere where the gravity is so low that velocity of a tracked transit system will tend to throw the vehicle from the rail, it WILL be necessary. Just as it may be necessary to put a tarp w/ hold downs over cargo riding on the vehicle, and I assume we can figure a way to keep it from sliding off as easily as anything else on the vehicle. The same holds true for a conveyor belt on the moon using a latch system to secure you item to a tray going down the belt, its not done on Earth because it DOESNT NEED TO BE DONE on Earth. When we come across problems in space, well simply SOLVE THEM just as we do on Earth!

From: hitssquad
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 6:22 AM
To: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [spacesettlers] The unlimited-income theory (was Re: Why gravity helps people work faster)

--- In mailto:spacesettlers%40yahoogroups.com, Joe Strout wrote:
> A motor runs just as fast in 1/3G, 1/6G, or 0G as it does in 1G or 2G.

Yes. Why aren't industrial motors on Earth more powerful than they are? It would seem that revenues could be increased to unlimited levels by the simple expedient of employing more-powerful motors.

> if reduced force between train car wheels and the track is troublesome

It is "troublesome" on every rail line on Earth.

> then you use roller coaster style tracks

Show me a commercial rail line on Earth that uses roller-coaster-style tracks.