I've conducted a test with two fans connected to each other. The top fan was setup to spin counterclockwise and the larger fan spun clockwise. In my test, it showed that once the two fans reached the same rotational speed, the beads where in a rest state (well, if it was perfectly centered and didn't have a wobble that shook the beads about) and were no longer being affected by centripetal forces. You can see my simple test here that I built in an afternoon: Opposing Centripetal Force: Two-fan TEST YouTube Video
After doing this test, I have two questions:
- Will conducting a similar test up in space result in the same outcome?
- In theory, is there a way to have a space station that is using centripetal force to mimic earth's gravity AND also rotating in the opposite direction at the same speed so that someone inside the space station could look out a window and objects outside the space station (earth, moon, sun, stars) would appear stationary and not rotating around the station hundreds of times per day?
The main goal here is trying to create (only in theory) a space station that has gravity simulated via centripetal force yet ALSO having it appear as if you're not rotating while inside the space station so that objects aren't moving past the window numerous times per day. Is that even remotely possible (again, only in theory and NOT actually building a real space station that does this in real life)?