IDTIMWYTIM: Centrifugal Force
In this edition of IDTIMWYTIM, Hank addresses the so-called centrifugal force, and explains why you really mean centripetal force. Like SciShow on Facebook: ...
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Wilkommen to another edition of I Don't Think That Means What You Think It Means, where today, we're talking about centrifugal force, which probably doesn't mean what you think it means, because it isn't really even a thing. *Scishow theme* Alright, watch this. People often use centrifugal force to describe what's happening to this ball. It's being pushed as far away from the pole as possible, right. *is frightened by ball* aah! *is hit by ball* uh! No. Actually the only force being exerted on the ball is pulling it toward the center of rotation, as a result of what's called centripetal, or center-seeking force Now I know what you're thinking, you're thinking, "Hank, there has to be a force, because you cut the string, the ball is gonna fly, stra...
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Wilkommen to another edition of I Don't Think That Means What You Think It Means, where today, we're talking about centrifugal force, which probably doesn't mean what you think it means, because it isn't really even a thing. *Scishow theme* Alright, watch this. People often use centrifugal force to describe what's happening to this ball. It's being pushed as far away from the pole as possible, right. *is frightened by ball* aah! *is hit by ball* uh! No. Actually the only force being exerted on the ball is pulling it toward the center of rotation, as a result of what's called centripetal, or center-seeking force Now I know what you're thinking, you're thinking, "Hank, there has to be a force, because you cut the string, the ball is gonna fly, stra...
