• Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
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    16 days ago

    So in order to use a treadmill in space, I believe that astronauts use bungee cords to simulate gravity.

    A spring loaded guillotine would thus be effective in a null gravity environment.

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      16 days ago

      But an electromagnet powered guillotine would be infinitely more badass

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      16 days ago

      They also have pretty sophisticated dampeners and counterweights so that their running doesn’t cause vibrations or other issues with the spacecraft. So keep that in mind when planning for space quilliotine too or you’ll risk change of course when using it.