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Reply	peterga59 says: Maybe three??  (2 votes) average rating:3 Tags: Spaceenviroment.
	posted on 2009-10-29 10:01:15 | Report abuse

Reply	peterga59 says: Apologies for previous "answer". Author has been dealt with!  (no votes) Tags: Spaceenviroment.
	posted on 2009-10-29 10:16:39 | Report abuse

Reply	electrolaser says: space is a vacuum so very little / infinite amounts as it would collapse inta a black hole because of the enormous mass of the 2 metal hemispheres   (no votes) Tags: Spaceenviroment.
	posted on 2009-11-01 21:27:50 | Report abuse

Reply	MikeAdams#367 says: Assuming you can get a total vacuum inside the sphere, and a place for the horse to pull on without dying. Pressure in space: Halliday, David. Fundementals of Physics 6th Edition, New York: Wiley. 2001 1.46x 10^-18 Pascals Using Google to convert Pascals to lbs/sq in and light years to a surface area in inches: Area of globe 3 x 10^28 sq inches Pressure = 2 x 10^-22 lbs per sq inch  Total force = 6 x 10^6 lbs Pulling force of adult horse : 1500 lbs : http://www2.avs.org/historybook/links/magden.htm   Number of horses needed: just 4000   All subject to me doing all the math right  (2 votes) average rating:5 Tags: Spaceenviroment.
	posted on 2009-11-02 18:36:38 | Report abuse Reply pasta_saus3 says: All things considered, I don't think 4000 belongs to the "only" category. - In earth atmosphere and earthly scale it would mean either a huge bell, or a very dense atmosphere - Considering a 1-2% offset in earth atmosphere is heading towards gale strength, you only need to misplace 200-400 horses for n × 10^9 years to think of freakish storms out there, and that at relative high density/scale. Of coarse, i'm only scaling down half the equation to earthly measures.  (no votes) Tags: Spaceenviroment. posted on 2009-11-04 13:52:18 | Report abuse