So, centrifugal force is really just attempting to move straight ahead while being pulled in a circle by the centripetal force?
Overwhelming? How much more than whelming would that be exactly?
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sean K - Apr 14, 2005 4:59:40 pm PDT #5790 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
amych - Apr 14, 2005 4:59:52 pm PDT #5791 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Otherwise, wouldn't centripetal force have us all pinned to our couches perpetually?
I thought that force was called "television".
sarameg - Apr 14, 2005 5:00:49 pm PDT #5792 of 10001
OK, the gatorade endurance crumbling people commercials? Freak me the hell out. People pieces! Ahhhrg.
Steph L. - Apr 14, 2005 5:02:22 pm PDT #5793 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
So, centrifugal force is really just attempting to move straight ahead while being pulled in a circle by the centripetal force?
Errr, yes -- I meant what Sean said.
sarameg - Apr 14, 2005 5:03:38 pm PDT #5794 of 10001
I can't figure out why I find Anthony Lapaglia or however his name is spelled so dang appealing. Want to take him home and feed him posole. So weird.
Hil R. - Apr 14, 2005 5:06:29 pm PDT #5795 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Centrifugal force doesn't exist in the sense of a force that pulls you away, right? But it does exist in the sense of being an equal, opposite force to centripetal force, doesn't it?
Nope. If two equal and opposite forces are acting on an object, then it doesn't move at all. (Think about a rope in a tug-of-war, if the people on both sides are pulling with the same force.) When centripetal force acts on something, it does move.
So, centrifugal force is really just attempting to move straight ahead while being pulled in a circle by the centripetal force?
Right.
brenda m - Apr 14, 2005 5:07:38 pm PDT #5796 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm allowed to beat the dog over the head with a heavy glass, right? Right?
sarameg - Apr 14, 2005 5:08:23 pm PDT #5797 of 10001
Great, I've gone from thinking about people I want to feed to VECTORS and how cool they are. Damn you all. I've been quite happy drifting far and wide from my degree.
sarameg - Apr 14, 2005 5:09:08 pm PDT #5798 of 10001
brenda, he'll just give you sad puppy eyes. Give him a treat instead. Or bathroom banishment.
beekaytee - Apr 14, 2005 5:10:51 pm PDT #5799 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
I can't figure out why I find Anthony Lapaglia or however his name is spelled so dang appealing.
Ever since I saw him expounding on 'sangwiches' in Betsy's Wedding, I've had the big drooly love for AL.
Empire Records? Bliss-coma-inducing.