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So, Is it possible with current implementation of physics/kerbals?

What I mean is, presuming you get a large, roughly circular "room" into orbit, or really just microgravity, and spin it up to Kerbin G, Does it simply pin a kerbal, or would the kerbal be able to actually walk?

I saw a test on youtube of a fairly small room that pinned one kerbal, and killed another, but I believe that a much largerr room that wouldn't have to spin as fast, wouldn't kill the kerbal. But I still wonder if it would actually model "gravity" of a sorts.

Yes? No? Wrong section?

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It is possible, but kerbals aren't able to walk in centrifuge yet, only we can smack them on centrifuge deck still in rack-doll mode.

I tested this over month ago (each arm 4 ladders long):

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In this centrifuge I achieved 0.9G with moderate rotation (I ending flight during EVA and check MAX G value, then reload back).

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You can check max G without ending flight. F3 or 4 I think.

Cool experiment! I wonder if they are hard-coded not to be able to do that, or if it's just a matter of building the right centrifuge under the right conditions...

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