Stanford Torus vs Bernal Sphere

Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Stanford Torus vs Bernal Sphere

# 5750 byasaatvik@... on Oct. 20, 2004, 4:29 a.m.
Member since 2021-10-03

Combs, Mike wrote:

"I have no doubt that a person would feel more like they were "outside"
with wide open spaces overhead than with the Stanford Torus' glass
ceiling only a few meters overhead, despite the Bernal Sphere's smaller
diameter. How many times have we heard space habitats disparaged as
"like living in a shopping mall for the rest of your life"? I guarantee
you those making that disparagement are looking at the Stanford Torus
design, not the other ones."

Wouldn't it be kind of weird to have people above your head, i.e. on the
other side of the sphere?
Also, if we construct decks as you proposed won't only a fraction of
people (the ones who live/work on the uppermost deck) get to see the
open space above them, i.e., the sky?

Thanks and regards
Saatvik Agarwal