> Since Moonman brought up the subject of space habitats - it brought back
> memory of an idea regarding a wierd idea for aquaculture in orbit. It
> involves raising fish in highly humidified air in a freefall environment
> (zero-G). The logic goes that their gills would not collapse in the
> absence of gravity and would be able to function the same as they would
> in water so long as they were kept moist.
>
> Sounds really neat but I'm not sure if the fish would like it or even be
> able to move about since they are adapted to moving thru water and not
> air. Even humans can't really swim thru air in zero G- but have to push
> off from a solid surface. We might be able to devise artificial wings to
> allow muscle powered flight in zero G or low gravity environments like a
> lunar habitat dome.
>
> I have a feeling that when we do go into space to live we will probably
> live in spinning habitats because gravity is important to maintaing our
> long term health and it's also conveninet to make things work- like
> plumbing for instance. We'll probably raise fish too- in tanks in some
> kind of gravity feild so the water will stay where it belongs and can be
> easily drained when necessary.
>
> Jeff
>
> > The fear of any commitment beyond one or two years is the
> > symptom of disease, signaling a fundamentally hopeless view of
> > the future.
> > Gerard K. O'Neill -2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future
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