Type S as a Tailsitter Prolate Spheroid

[kilemall]

In other words lost in the 20 dt of the Bridge.

I always figured part of the stateroom volume budget.

 

[whartung]

Now I have even more to think about.

An interesting add here would be a block and tackle system at the top to give normal people a chance of lifting someone up in that harness. Doesn't have to be super elaborate, but you'll need more than just a pulley. In the end it can just be an eyelet mounted to the roof, then the pulley system can be hung in an emergency, stored in a box nearby vs "DOH! Clonked my head on that @&#$^@ pulley thing again!". Who doesn't love lose, swinging masses in a starship.

 

[Spinward Flow]

An interesting add here would be a block and tackle system at the top to give normal people a chance of lifting someone up in that harness.

Gravity ... OFF.
Don't need to use massive amounts of strength to move large masses in low/zero-g conditions ...

May want something sturdier than a "thin piece of string" ... but you get the idea ...

 

[whartung]

Gravity ... OFF.

Before or after you crashed on the planet?

 

[coliver988]

Gravity ... OFF.
Don't need to use massive amounts of strength to move large masses in low/zero-g conditions ...

May want something sturdier than a "thin piece of string" ... but you get the idea ...

large amounts of mass, when moving even in zero G, are still large amounts of mass. 1 ton machine going 1 meter/second is still going to crush you if you get between it and the wall.

The Physics of the Impact​

To understand why this is dangerous, we have to look at two primary concepts: Momentum and Kinetic Energy.

• Momentum ($p = mv$): A 1,000 kg block moving at 1 m/s has a momentum of $1,000 \text{ kg}\cdot\text{m/s}$. For context, that is roughly the same momentum as a 100 kg (220 lb) linebacker sprinting at you at 10 m/s (22 mph).
• Inertia: Newton’s First Law states that an object in motion stays in motion. Without gravity to create friction or weight to "hold it down," there is nothing to stop that 1-ton block except for you and the wall.

The "Crush" Scenario​

If you are caught between the block and a solid wall, the block won't just bounce off you.

1. Compression: As the block hits you, it will attempt to continue moving at 1 m/s. Since the wall won't move, your body becomes the "crumple zone."
2. Force Application: To stop a 1,000 kg mass in a fraction of a second (the time it takes to compress a human body), the wall and the block would exert several thousand Newtons of force on your skeleton and organs.
3. Result: Because the block is so massive compared to you, it will hardly slow down as it passes through the space you are occupying. It would essentially treat you like a tube of toothpaste being squeezed against a table