Clothing Question

> > one need only
> > run in the direction opposite the spin of the colony, and
> > jump. (You would
> > need to run at the same speed the colony is rotating.)
>
>So you would only need to run at 377 miles per hour.

>I'm assuming "giant cylinder" to mean Island 3: 4 mile diameter/0.5 RPMs.
>
>Smaller habitats don't improve the situation by much: I calculate 207 mph
>for a Stanford Torus, and 120 mph for a Bernal Sphere.
>
>It's funny how much confusion there is on this issue.

Hmmm, thanks for the correction. 0.5 RPM sounded downright sluggish to me,
but your numbers are right.

>You're neglecting the effects of wind resistance, which will always tend to
>try and get you rotating with the habitat. The effect is not
>instantaneous,
>but it's not negligible.

At 377 MPH I expect you're right. Even with a less dense atmosphere, as
some propose, that's tornado-force winds in your face.

Gawrsh, huyuk.

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