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   From: mikecombs@nospam.com_chg_nospam_2_ti.retro.com   
      
   "ralph buttigieg"  wrote in message   
   news:7esQf.2935$k6.53576@nasal.pacific.net.au...   
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   > "Lawrence Gales"  wrote in message   
   > news:Pine.WNT.4.63.0603022344180.3940@your-kgj38sd53j...   
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   > > (a) Instead of the spheres or cylinders which cannot be made small   
   > >     w/o sacrificing gravity, the Stanford Torus can be scaled down   
   > >     dramatically while retaining full 1 gee   
   >   
   > How?   
      
   I think he means by scaling down the cross-sectional radius while leaving   
   the overall radius the same.  Think of a Stanford Torus with the proportions   
   of a hula-hoop.   
      
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