Newton's Laws...

 Posted on 1/12/1998 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


(blocked) asks:
> Shouldn't the exterior portion of the station counter-rotate in
> relation to the interior portion? Or did I miss something and the
> inner section is divided into two halves that spin in opposite
> directions? Or should I not eat spicy food late at night just
> prior to going to sleep??

There is a counter-rotating flywheel configuration...it only
looks like it's stationary because it's maintaining that relative speed
against the rotation of the lower section.

jms