Re: Incredible! Anti-Gravity device works and is patented 01-31-2002
From Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D., P.A. <cdu...@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com>
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W. Blaine Dowler wrote: > > 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.) Conservation of angular momentum. The water wants to keep moving in a straight line. The bucket doesn't. The bucket wins.
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