Independent Inertia

Independent inertia is a theory that holds magnificent potential for space flight. A necessary component.

One of the most remarkable things about independent inertia is that it solves so many issues for ultra high speed travel and is considered by the science community and the avionic industry as something that doesn’t exist. That’s like saying Australia doesn’t exist since I’ve never been there and I can’t drive to get there. 

County fairs used to have a ride called the Rotor. It was a cruel and torturous ride as I remember as a child. Another appropriate name would have been; the puke machine. Nonetheless, for those who were never terrorized (jokingly written) by rides at the County Fairs in their youth missed out on youthful fun. The Rotor operators would have about two dozen of their victims (riders) line up next to each other about a foot between each person in a large circle. The victims (riders) stood with their backs against expanded sheet metal walls covering the ride’s metal frame. The floor of the Rotor was laid out with the same expanded grill like metal. A great commotion of noise with gears, and a giant electric motor started a buzzing sound and the entire contraption jolted as all the rides could feel the giant motor engage. At this point, all the people on the ride stood on the floor, the floor was horizontal. Okay, still fun in being different and unusual. With the presence of being inside an all metal cage, a sudden sound and feel of a huge electric charge, it generated intense excitement. The giant cage apparatus moved. The motor got louder, all the passengers lined up against the wall could feel and see the machine begin to rotate. The excitement intensified to a sense of fun. The speed increased along with the huge grin. 

The speed increased. So did the spinning motion. Faster and faster. The speed causes the passengers to be stuck to the wall. 

The action of physics at this point is centrifugal force applies pressure to the “rider” as the frame of the spinning machine cage is turning in what is an inward path of circular motion. The outgoing force is centrifugal. The inward circular path, or the frame of the machine as it is spinning; that spinning motion is called centripetal force. 

As for the Rotor, it spun at 33 RPM (rotations per minute) and produced a 3-G force. That force is strong enough to pin the riders to the walls of the cage. Then the machine apparatus floor drops a couple feet and the riders stick to the walls. 

After a couple minutes the floor goes back to its normal position and the Rotor slows down and stops. Many of the riders are sick. 

The example of the Rotor isn’t specifically an illustration (thankfully) of independent inertia but, is an example of external gravitational fields that override Earth’s gravitational forces. 

Otis Carr’s ship displays the principle of independent inertia.