Following on from https://alex.lemmy.ca/lemmy.ca/comment/16014727

In almost every scifi-action movie of the 90s, there appears an exercise machine (?) with three concentric rings, and you strap into the middle and spin around in all directions. IIRC the outside ring is immobile and upright, while the inner two move on different axes, so the user can spin any which way.

Universal Soldier, Fortress, Drive and a bunch more had it, but I don’t have screenshots.

So I’ve posted my terrible attempt at drawing what I mean. (Either that or the logo for my new political movement.)

Anyone know what it’s called?

And whatever happened to it? It’s the future now, why aren’t we all spinning around in every direction, in between sessions on our hoverboards and flying cars?

EDIT:

Thanks, everyone. Turns out it’s called an aerotrim.

So far, seen in the following 90s scifi movies:

  • Contact
  • Drive
  • Fortress
  • Gattaca
  • The Lawnmower Man
  • Universal Soldier
    • Da Bald Eagul@feddit.nl
      4·
      1 day ago

      Pretty fun! It’s been a bit so I can’t really go into detail (my memory is pretty shit lol), but I’d definitely recommend it. Not nearly as nauseating as you’d think it’d be, in my opinion.

      • klu9@lemmy.caOPEnglish
        1·
        12 hours ago

        Thanks. Several lemmings have given their opinion, and it seems the experience depends on the person.

        As someone who gets car sick just looking at a map, I would only try this with a predetermined safe word! :)

        • Da Bald Eagul@feddit.nl
          1·
          10 hours ago

          I do get car sickness too, but from what I know that’s related to a mismatch between what your eyes see and your ears’ balancing organ (forgot the name sorry, not a native speaker) feels.

          So in the car, you see your environment staying still around you, even though the vehicle is accelerating or decelerating. In this gyro, you could in theory see more of it, so this effect wouldn’t be as bad.