Vademecum concept
I'll acknowledge that Vademecum paper as very interesting and really thoroughly considered. In fact I'll quote these paragraphs on the human factors associated with artificial gravity induced by rotation:
From the above analysis and for the specific purposes of Vademecum, it seems most reasonable to use rotation as the mechanism to create 1g from artificial gravity. However, artificial gravity, whether produced through rotation or otherwise affects the human body in a number of sensitive and sometimes adverse ways. Some of the disturbances that life in this environment can have on humans include:
• Disturbances relating to changes in the human motor system: Moving through artificial gravity is like going up or down the stairs. Going up is different from going down. Seeing where you are going allows you to make the appropriate adjustments and movements. Similarly, moving through artificial gravity requires the person to make adequate motor decisions. Moving west is different from moving east. The impact of the coriolis force and multiple rotations does not occur until after the movement has occurred so people will have to learn to coordinate their movements in ways they are not accustomed to on Earth.
• Disturbances relating to changes in the human vestibular system: The vestibular system, or balance system, is the sensory system that provides input to our movement and orientation in space. It is situated in the inner ear and contains three canals which are function in a push-pull system (one stops when the other is active) in such a way as it allows us to sense the directions of rotation. In space, when people or objects move within a rotating environment, they undergo extra acceleration which distorts their gravitational environment. As a result, they don’t perceive things in their surrounding in the same way as they would on Earth, and their vestibular system therefore gets distorted. People will have to gradually adapt to new ways of moving in space and a new type of architecture will help them better orient themselves in such environments.
As a result of these disturbances, the sheer fact of hanging, falling and otherwise moving themselves and their objects around the station will create deviations that are likely to disturb them considerably. The station will therefore require new architectural thinking. So far, architects who have designed the interior of rotating space stations and space colonies have attempted to transplant Earth architecture to the space settlements. But their illustrations do not reflect the dynamic nature of artificial gravity. Artificial gravity calls for a re-examination of the basic architectural concepts used in design so far.
Note those last few lines. I'd say the writer would agree with me - the fantasy image of a future space station from your other post is probably not viable. I'd say it's like most sci-fi: inevitably a projection out of our current knowledge and mindset. In 500 years time things could be very different.
As for the white supremacist sieg-Heil cartoon:
As for the other picture, you know it was funny. Bet you even chuckled a bit when you saw it.
No I didn't - funny, that. But I do get a laugh out of watching original footage of Spitfires blasting the crap out of the Luftwaffe
