The Stanford Torus is another space colony design proposed by professors at Stanford University. It consists of a wheel very similar to a bike wheel that spins indefinitely with enough speed to create 1 g. The entire wheel is hollow. In the outermost part of the inside of the wheel is one continuous strip of living space. The innermost part of the wheel is a massive window. There is another piece other than the main wheel. This piece beams a beam of light into the center of the big wheel, where it bounces off of mirrors to fly into the window to simulate sunlight inside of the colony. The colony is designed to accommodate 10,000 people comfortably. Now that you know the facts, imagine what you'd do with a Torus if you had access to one. Tell me in the comments. Thanks, Aidan.
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