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How did gravity worked on the Death Star? (feddit.org)

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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 months ago

Any chance you know the canon explanation of how they counteract the gravity generated by the Deathstar's mass?

[-] thejml@lemm.ee 74 points 2 months ago

How much gravity would the Deathstar’s mass provide? I feel like it would be very small considering it has no real massive central solid or liquid core.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago

It's the size of a moon and made from metal: It's definitely generating some gravity (even a small amount of mass generates gravity) but I guess whatever tech they use to generate gravity overcomes it.

[-] butter@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

It wouldn't need to generate gravity.

Acceleration "down" would be enough.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Only if it was undergoing constant acceleration, which we know it to be incapable of.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

It’s got sublight thrusters and steering doesn’t it? It could just fly around and around a circular path.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I mean, those are equivalent forces. Gravity doesn't actually exist as a separate force, just like acceleration isn't a magical force appearing from nowhere.