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by Qem
1631 days ago
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I wonder if this unknown may, in the end, turn out to be a great reason to motivate space exploration. A full G is the norm on Earth. Micro-G in orbital stations have known long-term negative effects on health. What if fractional-G actually has beneficial effects, like say, increasing average human lifespan a lot. The human circulatory system tends to fail early, causing a disproportional amount of deaths due to strokes or heart failure. It's far-fetched speculation on my part, but is not hard to imagine operating in a fractional-G environment could decrease wear and tear here, acting as a sort of medical treatment. In the end, people would have a great motivation for leaving Earth. Just dodging death, the ultimate enemy of all living things. |
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