I think this is finally ready, fingers crossed. Thanks to MacLeod, DrRobscombe, DrMullikin, Bright, AndarielHalo, Projectzerozero, Nusquam, Riemann, Dr Hysteria, Tagliafierro, Vielus, Scorpion451, and Palaios for all their suggestions and feedback! (And if I forgot anyone, thank you too!)
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I'm torn. I'm not a big fan of the concept, but it's well written and interesting. My only issue is that the mysterious group at the end seem kinda shoehorned in. Having Discord be part of some secret science group is an ok idea, but attacking a Foundation site just seems downright stupid and out of place.
In chat, I suggested that our plucky rebel protagonist be recruited by the Chaos Insurgency. It looks like Nomad did that in all but name. And I'll still think of it as CI unless Nomad explicitly states otherwise. If this information doesn't help to change your mind, I apologize for wasting your time.
This is a wonderfully told story. I'm quite fond of the characterization and the firm grounding in the age of internet conspiracies. +1,
I remember seeing this on the forums and loving it! Truly great to see this be successful! :D
I appreciate the thought that went into the physics of this.
Thanks! I actually had the basic idea back when I was in physics class, long before I knew of SCPs. I'm glad I finally got some use out of that daydreaming.
Okay, I like this, but there's one glaring physics error. This is all forgetting the normal force. The "equal and opposite" reaction to something just lying in a vacuum chamber. The normal force should be applied only to one side, while the force due to gravity is applied to the whole thing.
If I'm not mistaken, this thing should be constantly and unstoppably bouncing around unless it's in a vacuum chamber that's also in free fall.
Ok, that makes sense at first, but I don't think the normal force would come into affect here because side B is affected by 810 times the force of gravity as well. The normal force and gravity balance out, right? That would mean the thing would only bounce around if placed side B up. Or am I misunderstanding and derping?
The way I was imagining it, the normal forces between the table and the bottom of the cloth don't cross the invisible dotted line separating side A from side B, so they would behave the same as regular silk. The weird stuff only happens between the silk molecules right at the boundary between the two sides.
Gravity pulls side A down. B is held up by the normal force, so instead of moving, it gets compressed. As B compresses, it exerts more and more force on A. Eventually, the compression is 810 times the weight of A, and the forces are in balance. It's a different equilibrium than normal silk, but still stable.
If side B is up, it'll actually reach equilibrium faster than normal silk, because the amplified compression force can hold side A up more easily.
It's only stored with A up in case something goes wrong with the vacuum chamber. If there's a leak, they'd rather have it plastered to the bottom than the top. If it hit the top with enough force, it might rip the chamber from the ground and smack it into the ceiling.
I loved this. The plot, the concept, the characters. Upvoted hard.
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