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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 27 Mar 2002.
Re: Incredible! Anti-Gravity device works and is patented 01

Re: Incredible! Anti-Gravity device works and is patented 01-31-2002

Rob Bowmaker wrote:

>> Fill a bucket with water, grab it by the handle and whirl it in an arc
> above
>> your head. If you do it right, you will stay dry. A mysterious force
>> seems to glue the water into the upside down bucket. Scientists are still
>> unsure about where this force comes from.
> 
> It's called centrifugal force - unless I read the text wrongly.

You read rightly, although it's not actually a force.  The effects of 
inertia are often labelled the centrifugal force, but it's not a real 
force.  (ie. The water isn't pushed up, it just doesn't fall fast enough to 
leave the bucket.)

-- 
- Blaine

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