Technological adaptations for colonization of a higher gravity world

Suppose humanity found a rocky planet outside the solar system. It is in the habitable zone of its star, has breathable air, clean water etc. A true paradise.

Only problem is, its surface gravity double that of Earth.

Let's forget for a while that this is going to be extremely taxing on whatever colonists decide to settle there. They are going to anyway, simply because they can.

I am thinking, though, that many everyday things we use on Earth could become awkward or even dangerous to use. For example, dropping a glass of water from a table would be much more dramatic. Showering could be painful. Riding a bike down a slope would become a new radical sport.

How would the settlers adapt their equipment, appliances, toys etc. to cope with a higher gravity?

posted over 8 years ago

Renan‭

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