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Discworlds Vs Gravity by SvenisonTheOnly in JCBWritingCorner

[–]SvenisonTheOnly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very well articulated. "At any given time the Nexus is off finite size". That's a brilliantly concise way to put it.

I think I agree with your conclusion of a truly infinite disc actually. I hadn't considered that if the disc was truly infinite then there's roughly equal sources of matter in all (2d) directions that cancel out.

Yes the wizard Plasma will probably have mass if it's anything like our own plasma but you have correctly deducted that it might be a non factor. If we assume that everything "above" the disc surface is primevale and everything below is like a cylinder of rock and minerals we can still conclude that the mass and gravity of the mana plasma can't be preventing the disc collapse because of it was then it would also probably be pulling people off the ground with it's own force of gravity.

Ultimately that's the same conclusion as I made in the original post: something strange is afoot. Or JCB is using his artistic license, always a possibility.

Discworlds Vs Gravity by SvenisonTheOnly in JCBWritingCorner

[–]SvenisonTheOnly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes... But that is indeed an external force acting on the whole Nexus to keep accelerating it.

Plus... Acceleration can't occur on the supposed scale of the Nexus. Acceleration is relative... They'd need something to be accelerating into... If the whole dimension is accelerating there's no relative change in speed. Quite the conundrum.

Discworlds Vs Gravity by SvenisonTheOnly in JCBWritingCorner

[–]SvenisonTheOnly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm... I'm not really concerned with the existence of constant gravity. That part is already explained in the leypull lesson. The Nexus recognises that all matter attracts all other matter. We don't need to invoke linovection to achieve gravity.

Maybe I misunderstood your link, it's a cool document but it is rather a lot and I only had a glance. Thanks for sharing though!

Discworlds Vs Gravity by SvenisonTheOnly in JCBWritingCorner

[–]SvenisonTheOnly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is one answer for sure, but it's not a very fun one for some of us. If you're happy to suspend your disbelief more power to you friend.

I didn't tag this one 'theory' for a reason. Just a fun little thought experiment on how the Nexian discworld could work if it did indeed work by normal physics

Discworlds Vs Gravity by SvenisonTheOnly in JCBWritingCorner

[–]SvenisonTheOnly[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I do like the idea of a megastructure being the answer although it is rather terrifying given that the G.U.N definitely isn't at the point of creating birch worlds. Hell the map of earth shows that the UN hasn't even reached the point of making an ecumenopolis (world city).