Re: centrifugal force (cont)

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clarence Bennett" <bennett@OAKLAND.EDU>


> When I'm on the turntable, I seem to feel a centrifugal force only as
> long as I also experience centripetal friction holding me.
> If I let go, I no longer feel either.
>
> Isn't that a Newtonian pair?
> --
Not if both forces are acting on you.  Mantra:  A on B, B on A!  ;-)

Rick

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