Its more then 20,000 inhabitants,Probably could fit one million or so from looking at it.The year 2100, is most likely the ring world construction time.
Only a single ring? Hate to nitpick but that thing is going to tumble out of orbit for the same reason a helicopter without a tail rotor isn't stable. You need at least 2 going in opposite directions to avoid progression. An actual ring habitat would probably be something like 8, 2 sets of 4 spinning against each other.
@JulianGardna - Ask someone from 1912 if we'd ever put a man on the moon. Limits are self imposed. Until space colonies are built all that's really needed is one 2 km rock and everything - everything man has done will be for naught.
@Alblasker The problem with settlements on other planets/moons is the same with settlements in Antarctica, Sahara, Australian Desert, northern Canada, etc... : we have the technology to live there but few/nobody want to live there because of the harsh living conditions and no nation wants to invest money in colonizing those places.
The problem with orbiting space colonies is the same: nobody has built floating colonies on the seas/oceans of our planet despite we have the technology to do it.
Curious though, as everything rotates to simulate gravity, everything would have to be on the ground. What happens if you throw something in the air at exactly the opposite of the centrifugal force caused by the rotation? Does it come back down or stay in the air? lol
Good animation, but it will never be realized. Economical impossible. And to fragile. 1 Hand made explosive and everyone is dead. Or flying objects in space like micrometeorites like pleasureTV said or space garbage. The cost to make this would be enough to rebuild a nation from scratch 100 times. And it would be the first target in a war or terrorism.
@NLwino Of course you are right. The real would probably be a ball, or stealth contoured, made of steel and concrete, defended by autonomous killer bots, paid for by Iraqi oil, controlled by the military, totally unknown by the public, and belching radioactive fire and smoke.. lol.
@NLwino I disagree. It may seem impossible now, but that doesn't mean it will remain so centuries from now. I'd wager that for the cost of the wars in Afghanistan + Iraq we could probably at least have built something that could serve as a stepping stone to allow further, bigger space colonization projects, and eventually something as large as this or even larger (maybe even O'Neill type cylinders in the remote future).
@antred11 I don't see it being economical reachable. It might be affordable if we put in 1/2 of the entire world income for a century or 2. This is not a question of billions. Even if america would put in ALL there money they have now in this project it would not be enough to finish it 1/2. Imagine how expensive 1 M2 land would be on this. No way to sell all the land. And for what keep it yourself? There is nothing to gain from it. And not to mention very dangerous. 1tiny leak and it would break
@NLwino "Even if america would put in ALL there money"
lol America doesnt have any money. We get everything on credit. I just looked it up, and it says "The Outstanding Public Debt as of 01 Dec 2011 at 12:23:18 AM GMT is: >15 Trillion. Yeah, even if its not accurate, and even if it was off by, 14 trillion, that's still 999 billion +
@Kenshiroit Trust me, its way within our reach... But just tell me, who the hell is willing to pay the bill??? It cost about $4725 to put a pound of anything into space, now think about how heavy this thing is. Not only is it heavy, but its massive. It would take hundreds of "space shuttles" to get all the parts into orbit, and then you have to build it bolt by bolt... that would be the single most expensive construction project ever done! xD
@theknightlynews Nope. If it's spinning (Let's say) at 2r/m it would have to be about half a kilometer in diameter, and it would have a surface speed of about 15m/s. A very easy speed for a car or plane. Maybe even a future bicycle. Go in the opposite direction of the rotation of the habitat and viola! weightlessness!
@LeifsDen 20,000 people would be more than enough. Remember, it's not the size that matters, it's the oxygen, a station that size could house 100,000 people if it were on Earth, but it's in space where oxygen is very limited.
Wait... 10% of Earth's entire mineral resources for .... 20.000 humans ???? I can see 20 000 onnly in the space of the first images.... instead of 5 houses/km... what about 5000 lol like on Earth. I'd believe more like.... 200.000 ir 2mills.
@deansie84 Assuming the thing rotates like any body in space, then theoretically yes. The difference in the heat of the air would create different pressured pockets in the habitat's "atmosphere", the desire for the air to be uniform would cause movement of pressure and thus wind would result. To what degree, I don't know but a breeze would be the least you'd expect.
Awesome, although the scale between the Earth and the torus seems to be waaaaay off. Once we find out how to get things into space economically things like this will be possible.
@kdwormy i'm thinking that we will have to be able to mine raw material in space (comets) and manufacture it in space, if we will get to this point, we are good to go !
legendhunter47 looking at the size and depth, this is more than a mile diameter, more like 10-20 miles. whats your dimension of it? also very beautiful wish i was there away from all this earths craziness.
looking at the size and depth, this is more than a mile diameter, more like 10-20 miles. whats your dimension of it? also very beautiful wish i was there away from all this earths craziness.
@uziberko looking at the size and depth, this is more than a mile diameter. more like 10-20 miles. whats the dimension of it? also wish i was there away from all this craziness. very beautiful
cool...
raffofiction 4 days ago
I've added the video to my favorites
siriusstar10000 1 week ago
This really is a gorgeous animation. You should make a feature-length animated sci-fi film.
MartianStories 2 weeks ago
Its more then 20,000 inhabitants,Probably could fit one million or so from looking at it.The year 2100, is most likely the ring world construction time.
centaurusa99764 3 weeks ago
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centaurusa99764 3 weeks ago
Only a single ring? Hate to nitpick but that thing is going to tumble out of orbit for the same reason a helicopter without a tail rotor isn't stable. You need at least 2 going in opposite directions to avoid progression. An actual ring habitat would probably be something like 8, 2 sets of 4 spinning against each other.
Gammaclipper 3 weeks ago
Beautiful video. It's a pity that space colonies will never be built.
JulianGardna 1 month ago
@JulianGardna - Ask someone from 1912 if we'd ever put a man on the moon. Limits are self imposed. Until space colonies are built all that's really needed is one 2 km rock and everything - everything man has done will be for naught.
Alblasker 2 weeks ago
@Alblasker The problem with settlements on other planets/moons is the same with settlements in Antarctica, Sahara, Australian Desert, northern Canada, etc... : we have the technology to live there but few/nobody want to live there because of the harsh living conditions and no nation wants to invest money in colonizing those places.
The problem with orbiting space colonies is the same: nobody has built floating colonies on the seas/oceans of our planet despite we have the technology to do it.
JulianGardna 2 weeks ago
The best thing is when the niggers get upitty, you can just space 'em! LOLZ!
TheNakedTruth1 1 month ago
excellent animation of Stanford Torus , whoever made it
martinmartiini 2 months ago
great job
dracaufeusefaitmet 2 months ago
Curious though, as everything rotates to simulate gravity, everything would have to be on the ground. What happens if you throw something in the air at exactly the opposite of the centrifugal force caused by the rotation? Does it come back down or stay in the air? lol
DigitalAlpine 3 months ago
@DigitalAlpine I guess it would keep on going..so no ball games in space lol
mrgravyman 2 months ago
We can do this
orrerystar 3 months ago
@orrerystar thats exactly the reason why its so beautifull! to bad it wont come out for at least a century... :(
eonvee375 3 months ago
Very Nice!
behnamasid 3 months ago
i want to live there!
harveybaylett 3 months ago
"yaer"
mg03nma 4 months ago
image you was life in there!
sasytre500 4 months ago
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Pros:
• Cool video.
Cons:
• Unrealistically large space station given the year.
• Flying cars? Waste of energy.
• The model of the Earth is obviously too small.
*like*
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SpazzyMcGee1337 4 months ago
just dont dig to deep.
BrandonBlaze904 4 months ago
Im an ameatur astronomer and this video brought me to tears
words cant describe how beautiful it is
mjrockx100 4 months ago
im impressed, nice one
snapamarcjon 4 months ago
Good animation, but it will never be realized. Economical impossible. And to fragile. 1 Hand made explosive and everyone is dead. Or flying objects in space like micrometeorites like pleasureTV said or space garbage. The cost to make this would be enough to rebuild a nation from scratch 100 times. And it would be the first target in a war or terrorism.
NLwino 5 months ago
@NLwino Of course you are right. The real would probably be a ball, or stealth contoured, made of steel and concrete, defended by autonomous killer bots, paid for by Iraqi oil, controlled by the military, totally unknown by the public, and belching radioactive fire and smoke.. lol.
950horsepower 5 months ago
@NLwino I disagree. It may seem impossible now, but that doesn't mean it will remain so centuries from now. I'd wager that for the cost of the wars in Afghanistan + Iraq we could probably at least have built something that could serve as a stepping stone to allow further, bigger space colonization projects, and eventually something as large as this or even larger (maybe even O'Neill type cylinders in the remote future).
antred11 3 months ago
@antred11 Sorry about quoting myself but ...
"I'd wager that for the cost of the wars in Afghanistan + Iraq we could [...]"
and if that still doesn't seem like it's enough money, just throw in the billions wasted on bailing out the banks. ;-)
antred11 3 months ago
@antred11 I don't see it being economical reachable. It might be affordable if we put in 1/2 of the entire world income for a century or 2. This is not a question of billions. Even if america would put in ALL there money they have now in this project it would not be enough to finish it 1/2. Imagine how expensive 1 M2 land would be on this. No way to sell all the land. And for what keep it yourself? There is nothing to gain from it. And not to mention very dangerous. 1tiny leak and it would break
NLwino 3 months ago
@NLwino "Even if america would put in ALL there money"
lol America doesnt have any money. We get everything on credit. I just looked it up, and it says "The Outstanding Public Debt as of 01 Dec 2011 at 12:23:18 AM GMT is: >15 Trillion. Yeah, even if its not accurate, and even if it was off by, 14 trillion, that's still 999 billion +
DigitalAlpine 3 months ago
@NLwino actually I dont think it will be so expencive, but for now it is out of our reach...
Kenshiroit 1 month ago
@Kenshiroit Trust me, its way within our reach... But just tell me, who the hell is willing to pay the bill??? It cost about $4725 to put a pound of anything into space, now think about how heavy this thing is. Not only is it heavy, but its massive. It would take hundreds of "space shuttles" to get all the parts into orbit, and then you have to build it bolt by bolt... that would be the single most expensive construction project ever done! xD
superotherguy1 1 month ago
If you were flying in a craft going in the opposite direction of the spin, would the craft be subject to the artificial gravity?
theknightlynews 5 months ago
@theknightlynews Nope. If it's spinning (Let's say) at 2r/m it would have to be about half a kilometer in diameter, and it would have a surface speed of about 15m/s. A very easy speed for a car or plane. Maybe even a future bicycle. Go in the opposite direction of the rotation of the habitat and viola! weightlessness!
gizmoguyar 4 months ago
@theknightlynews Sorry my math was wrong. 2r/m would require half a kilometer as the radius not the diameter.
that makes the surface speed about 26 m/s. Still not unreasonable.
gizmoguyar 4 months ago
so what if some one opened the window to spit?
silverfoxXx51 5 months ago 5
Micrometeorites will destyroy it before it pays for itself.
PleasureTV 5 months ago
@PleasureTV Not if properly 'defended' ( armor / lasers ) :)
vladdrac88 5 months ago
@PleasureTV i think there are shields
mariamole011 3 months ago
Some beautiful animation there! Would've liked it if u showed us some more :)
rhea14sep 6 months ago
In the first 20 seconds it looks alot like the garden on Babylon 5. Very nice
babylon218 6 months ago
@babylon218 in valens name
anlashock 6 months ago
Great animation, but I would hate to live there!
MrNinjaMittens 6 months ago
It looks like Satellite 5 from Doctor Who.
Joeaho 6 months ago
the scale is off for a 20k space hab. zooming away it would shrink to a spec before the earth zoomed away. but thats a nitpick, I loved this.
Graywolf116 9 months ago 8
@Graywolf116 lol, was about to say...
superotherguy1 1 month ago
I love it! However, I think that could much more than 20,000. Great job, though.
LeifsDen 9 months ago
@LeifsDen 20,000 people would be more than enough. Remember, it's not the size that matters, it's the oxygen, a station that size could house 100,000 people if it were on Earth, but it's in space where oxygen is very limited.
samysasy419 7 months ago
*Catching my interest, flower opening-BUFFER* "FUCK YOUTUBE!"
ShadowSoldior 9 months ago
Wait... 10% of Earth's entire mineral resources for .... 20.000 humans ???? I can see 20 000 onnly in the space of the first images.... instead of 5 houses/km... what about 5000 lol like on Earth. I'd believe more like.... 200.000 ir 2mills.
MichaelSephiroth 10 months ago
OMG.. no way...
because "Larry Niven" and "Halo" are EPIC.
ycaruzob 10 months ago
Small pedantic point but curious to know, the sailing boat on the river at the start? Would there actually be any wind for it to sail?
deansie84 11 months ago
@deansie84 Assuming the thing rotates like any body in space, then theoretically yes. The difference in the heat of the air would create different pressured pockets in the habitat's "atmosphere", the desire for the air to be uniform would cause movement of pressure and thus wind would result. To what degree, I don't know but a breeze would be the least you'd expect.
B2Roland 10 months ago
Would such a habitat require the central hub, ie, as a spoke-less wheel?
UberNoodleX 11 months ago
alexander preuss return to abalakin space colony: is what the inside looks like, is that what inspired you to design it this away?/
legendhunter47 11 months ago
population 20,000 ?? is more like 500,000
superkyo 11 months ago
Excellent!
Theodorus5 11 months ago
Awesome, although the scale between the Earth and the torus seems to be waaaaay off. Once we find out how to get things into space economically things like this will be possible.
kdwormy 1 year ago 2
@kdwormy i'm thinking that we will have to be able to mine raw material in space (comets) and manufacture it in space, if we will get to this point, we are good to go !
hope to see it in my lifetime.
rabin66 9 months ago
How would they build something like that ?
pitster110 1 year ago
One malefic citizen ,can turn Your dream into a Space Cemetery++++
PleasureTV 1 year ago
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martinmartiini 1 year ago
Nice - but that wheel needs more spokes and probably some lateral stabilisation.
tmtyler 1 year ago
Yaer 2145, lol... but, I am still speechless.
TheFinlandnator 1 year ago
Wow! Extremely impressive!
buckaroohawk 1 year ago
I like it. Yeah, it is pretty big. Any numbers? No reason it, or something like it, couldn't be built.
SailorBarsoom 1 year ago
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legendhunter47 looking at the size and depth, this is more than a mile diameter, more like 10-20 miles. whats your dimension of it? also very beautiful wish i was there away from all this earths craziness.
legendhunter47 1 year ago
looking at the size and depth, this is more than a mile diameter, more like 10-20 miles. whats your dimension of it? also very beautiful wish i was there away from all this earths craziness.
legendhunter47 1 year ago
3ds max, vray
uziberko 1 year ago
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@uziberko looking at the size and depth, this is more than a mile diameter. more like 10-20 miles. whats the dimension of it? also wish i was there away from all this craziness. very beautiful
legendhunter47 1 year ago
Fantastic detail and lighting, very smooth camera movement - just beautiful!
May I ask: what 3d-modelling software did you use? Did you create the habitat model?
fragomatik 1 year ago
amazing! wow!
greenhorns99 1 year ago
sheer brilliance!!
thregar 1 year ago
I cant find words to describe the greatness!
mobius1234 1 year ago
Beautiful!! Incredible!!
ausparkles79 1 year ago
Made a point of highlighting this video on my Space Settlement website.
mikecombs61 1 year ago
Nice video ,I really like it.thanks from Valencia.
Neuronaluniverse 1 year ago
Wonderful video! Great subject matter, and outstanding animation!
mikecombs61 1 year ago
someday.....
LPColonialFoundation 1 year ago
נהדר עוזי!!!!!
insolaris 1 year ago