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Originally Posted by jeff_wilson
1) Ditch the precession and use mirrors to keep the sunlight aimed in.
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I never liked the look of the precession. And I think that natural lighting is overrated at the tech level I'm contemplating (GURPS TL 10, basically). I was going to sting a cable down the middle with some dampening to stop it from twanging or doing anything embarrassing like that and hang electric lights on that.
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2) Increase the moment arm with some sizeable masses on spokes. These needn't be entirely deadweight, they can be high-gravity applications like wastewater separation or detention.
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Good idea. I wonder whether plants (and maintenance workers) can stand high gravity in the agriculture/oxygeneration rings?