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==Centrifugal force==

Prior to contact with the advanced technology of the Covenant, a number of UNSC ships employed rotating sections of the hull to provide centrifugal force on the interior of the hull to allow comfortable movement in "gravity." Carriers were able to adjust the rate of rotation, allowing more or less gravity, and a number of other ship classes, such as [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]]'s, also used rotating sections before the introduction of reverse engineered gravity plating.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gravity#Centrifugal Force]</ref> The rate of spin for many of the smaller UNSC ships would have to be quite low (2 RPMs or lower) to prevent the crew from getting dizzy and nauseated due to the Coriolis effect. This means that the "gravity" produced by the rotating sections of most UNSC ships would be well below 1g. Space stations and colonies at least a mile in diameter would likely be able to produce 1g.

Prior to contact with the advanced technology of the Covenant, a number of UNSC ships employed rotating sections of the hull to provide centrifugal force on the interior of the hull to allow comfortable movement in "gravity." Carriers were able to adjust the rate of rotation, allowing more or less gravity, and a number of other ship classes, such as [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]]'s, also used rotating sections before the introduction of reverse engineered gravity plating.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gravity#Centrifugal Force]</ref> The rate of spin for many of the smaller UNSC ships would have to be quite low (2 RPMs or lower) to prevent the crew from getting dizzy and nauseated due to the Coriolis effect. This means that the "gravity" produced by the rotating sections of most UNSC ships would be well below 1g. Space stations and colonies at least a mile in diameter would likely be able to produce 1g. But this style of artificial gravity fails to explain how an elevator can run through it and how you traverse out of the rotating section.

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.

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 ==Centrifugal force==
-Prior to contact with the advanced technology of the Covenant, a number of UNSC ships employed rotating sections of the hull to provide centrifugal force on the interior of the hull to allow comfortable movement in "gravity." Carriers were able to adjust the rate of rotation, allowing more or less gravity, and a number of other ship classes, such as [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]]'s, also used rotating sections before the introduction of reverse engineered gravity plating.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gravity#Centrifugal Force]</ref> The rate of spin for many of the smaller UNSC ships would have to be quite low (2 RPMs or lower) to prevent the crew from getting dizzy and nauseated due to the Coriolis effect. This means that the "gravity" produced by the rotating sections of most UNSC ships would be well below 1g. Space stations and colonies at least a mile in diameter would likely be able to produce 1g.
+Prior to contact with the advanced technology of the Covenant, a number of UNSC ships employed rotating sections of the hull to provide centrifugal force on the interior of the hull to allow comfortable movement in "gravity." Carriers were able to adjust the rate of rotation, allowing more or less gravity, and a number of other ship classes, such as [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]]'s, also used rotating sections before the introduction of reverse engineered gravity plating.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gravity#Centrifugal Force]</ref> The rate of spin for many of the smaller UNSC ships would have to be quite low (2 RPMs or lower) to prevent the crew from getting dizzy and nauseated due to the Coriolis effect. This means that the "gravity" produced by the rotating sections of most UNSC ships would be well below 1g. Space stations and colonies at least a mile in diameter would likely be able to produce 1g. But this style of artificial gravity fails to explain how an elevator can run through it and how you traverse out of the rotating section.
 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.