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'''Artificial gravity''' is a technology employed by the UNSC | {{Era|CH|FOH|TF}} | ||
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'''Artificial gravity''' is a technology employed by the [[UNSC]], [[Covenant]] and [[Forerunner]] technology, to generate gravity of varying strengths. | |||
==Centrifugal Motion== | ==Centrifugal Motion== | ||
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<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gravity#Rotation Centrifugal Force]</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gravity#Rotation Centrifugal Force]</ref> | ||
The [[Halo]] Installations apparently rotate<ref>Halo: The Flood</ref>, and may use centrifugal force to provide at least part of their Earth-like gravity, possibly employing the same gravity generation techniques used by the Covenant, or another method, to generate the rest. | The [[Halo]] Installations apparently rotate<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]''</ref>, and may use centrifugal force to provide at least part of their Earth-like gravity, possibly employing the same gravity generation techniques used by the Covenant, or another method, to generate the rest. | ||
==Covenant Artificial Gravity== | ==Covenant Artificial Gravity== | ||
In contrast, almost all Covenant vessels employ some sort of artificial gravity mechanism that does not involve rotating hull sections. Instead, their method allows for the generation of actual gravity, or alternatively [http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/diamagnetism diamagnetism], through artificial means, or by using [[Gravity Plating|ultra-dense materials]] which generate their own gravity, a means not beyond their level of sophistication. | In contrast, almost all Covenant vessels employ some sort of artificial gravity mechanism that does not involve rotating hull sections. Instead, their method allows for the generation of actual gravity, or alternatively [http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/diamagnetism diamagnetism], through artificial means, or by using [[Gravity Plating|ultra-dense materials]] which generate their own gravity, a means not beyond their level of sophistication. | ||
Although the UNSC experimented with artificial gravity prior to [[Battle of Harvest|First Contact]], most attempts were unsuccessful, or produced mixed results. They generated an artificial gravity field, but were too dangerous and unpredictable to use in ships,<ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref> with some passing into [[URF|rebel]] possession. After contact with the Covenant, however, reverse-engineering Covenant technology allowed the UNSC to employ artificial gravity on most of its ships. | Although the UNSC experimented with artificial gravity prior to [[Battle of Harvest|First Contact]], most attempts were unsuccessful, or produced mixed results. They generated an artificial gravity field, but were too dangerous and unpredictable to use in ships,<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> with some passing into [[URF|rebel]] possession. After contact with the Covenant, however, reverse-engineering Covenant technology allowed the UNSC to employ artificial gravity on most of its ships. | ||
If the method used by the UNSC and the Covenant is indeed Diamagnetism, using the bodies own magnetic field to draw it towards the generator, then the health effects would be unclear, but likely detrimental. However, the use of dense materials with their own gravity would have relatively few side-effects, being actual gravity, but dramatically increase the mass of the ship, hindering propulsion. | If the method used by the UNSC and the Covenant is indeed Diamagnetism, using the bodies own magnetic field to draw it towards the generator, then the health effects would be unclear, but likely detrimental. However, the use of dense materials with their own gravity would have relatively few side-effects, being actual gravity, but dramatically increase the mass of the ship, hindering propulsion. | ||
==Discrepancies Regarding Artificial Gravity== | ==Discrepancies Regarding Artificial Gravity== | ||
The first of such problems concerns whether the [[UNSC]] possessed non-centrifugal artificial gravity before contact with the Covenant. Certainly, the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' was designed to be equipped with artificial gravity as seen in the games, but its class was first comissioned twenty-one years before the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], still incorporated a rotating section<ref>Halo: The Fall of Reach</ref> | The first of such problems concerns whether the [[UNSC]] possessed non-centrifugal artificial gravity before contact with the Covenant. Certainly, the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' was designed to be equipped with artificial gravity as seen in the games, but its class was first comissioned twenty-one years before the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], still incorporated a rotating section.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref> | ||
[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] also illustrates that human DCS freighters were equipped with some form of gravity. Although this may be based around rotation, description of the craft in the book appears to suggest that some form of generators are employed. | ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' also illustrates that human DCS freighters were equipped with some form of gravity. Although this may be based around rotation, description of the craft in the book appears to suggest that some form of generators are employed. | ||
It is possible that in 2525 (when Halo: Contact Harvest takes place), the [[antigravity plate]]s seen in [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] were undergoing trial runs. It seems plausible that like [[General Howard Graves]] of the [[URF]] said, the plates were taken out of use shortly after 2525. | It is possible that in [[2525]] (when ''Halo: Contact Harvest'' takes place), the [[antigravity plate]]s seen in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' were undergoing trial runs. It seems plausible that like [[General Howard Graves]] of the [[URF]] said, the plates were taken out of use shortly after 2525. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/artificial_gravity Artificial Gravity] | *[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/artificial_gravity Artificial Gravity] | ||
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[[Category: Technology]] | [[Category: Technology]] | ||