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Re: impulse/momentum



At 17:27 12/12/03 -0600, Brian Whatcott wrote:
I expect I am missing something here.
If I want to test a pelton cup by fixing it in a lab sink,
I can see the water flow reversing, and I can see that the
cup remains stationary, so if one wants to satisfy an equation
by considering that the Earth mass rotates in reaction, I suppose
that's OK. But isn't it a bit forced?

"forced" by Newton III?

Mark


Mark Sylvester
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Duino Trieste Italy