directions in a space colony?

On 12/9/14 7:33 PM, sailorbarsoom@... [spacesettlers] wrote:

> OK.My habitat spins to provide simulated gravity.Weve already gone over
> that.Now, the direction of spin is called east and the opposite
> direction is called west.This is the same as on Earth.Now, on Earth,
> if you are facing north then east is to your right and west is to your
> left.So here, we designate as north the direction you have to face in
> order to have west to your left and east to your right.You can ride to
> the east or the west all day and never gain or lose any altitude.

Works for me.

And it's worth noting that if you're in a torus or sphere, riding north
or south *does* gain you altitude. But not in a cylinder.

Fun stuff!

Cheers,
- Joe