Re: [Phys-L] Figuring Physics solution Jan 2018

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

I expect I am missing something clever.... what's imaginary about a 10 N 
force?

Brian W

On 1/22/2018 4:40 PM, bernard cleyet wrote:
> > On 2018/Jan/22, at 13:01, brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > Concrete example: a 10 newton force which cannot be stopped, bears directly on a 1000 kg marble block anchored in the substrate rock. The block cannot be moved.
> > What happens?
> > Duh!
> > Nothing.
> >
> > Brian W
>
> Brian!
>
> you’ve mixed and imaginary force w/ a “real” physical object.
>
> At the "Hewit level” of discusion the force must be due to an object, so in that “real” case there will be some powder or chips.
>
> bc
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