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Originally Posted by skrap1r0n
right, mass would be a solution, however with a magnetic shield you can leave it off until you need it.
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Not really. You need constant shielding. You can't just turn it on and off.
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Originally Posted by skrap1r0n
Also, as far as having a special shielded room to go to, thats fine, but not for a permanent type habitat, you can't shove a hydroponic farm into that type of room, nor for that matter could you have one side of the farm exposed to the sunlight when it's not critical.
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In space, you're probably not going to have your Plants directly exposed to Sun-Light anyway, at least not going through extensive glass-shielding, or more likely a solar-power light system.
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Originally Posted by skrap1r0n
Add to this, the requirement for the habitat to spin up for simulated gravity and it starts to get really complex. Anyone have any ideas for this thought experiment?
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Why does that make it more complex?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Neill_cylinder