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2006 W. Shunn Inclination in Asimov’s Science Fiction Apr.–May 29
We ride a slidewalk spinward, then crowd into a hubward elevator. [Ibid. 49] The sensation of walking spinward inside a great turning wheel like Netherview Station is a little like walking up an endless inclined plane. Because your feet are borne forward by the rotation a tiny bit faster than your head, you might feel, if you’re attentive enough, as if you’re leaning slightly backward, or walking up the slightest of slopes. By the same token, a counterspinward stroll might feel a bit like a walk downhill. |
