Gravity in a Sphere Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Gravity in a Sphere
# 5798 bycapcartoonist@... on Nov. 1, 2004, 10:57 a.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
"XXXXXXX" wrpte:
shall make any human being's bones feeble and
weak, hence preventing them from visiting the
earth in the future, since they're not going
to be used to working in full gravity.
Although it is true that less work would have
to be done by the heart.
But anything has its pros and cons
[Bilawal Singh Sidhu]>
Low gravity is good for senior citizens in that there is less strain on
their hearts. True, there are weaken muscles and bone loss, but since a
return to 1G would probably bring on a heart attack, I doubt that these
people will be leaving their low gravity except in a box. Basically, low
gravity is ideal for retirement homes.
People who service the retirement homes should return to 1G environments at
the end of their shift and exercise regularly to offset depletion of muscles
and bone. The idea here is to keep their options open in case they do
need/wish to return to Earth.