There is no such thing as centrifugal force!

[DRZ]

Thats right, you have been "lied to" for all of these years. I keep seeing it referred to all over the place and it simply does not exist!

When I was in school which wasnt terribly long ago, it was made absolutely clear that there is no such thing.

Were you taught that it existed in school? Do you just use it anyway because so many other ill-educated people also use it?

/rant [but it is something that annoys me for no real reason]

 

[DRZ]

It of course does exist as a notion (it is the exact opposite of centripetal force) but in as far as what most people see it does not exist. A centrifuge uses centripetal force, but I suppose calling it a centripete might not have the same ring to it

 

[DRZ]

May I ask what "centripedal force" is? Something to do with a bicycle?

 

[DRZ]

Obviously sarcasm is lost in GD when in the small hours

I was making a point by my last post, thats all.

For some unkown reason this particular confusion (centrifugal/centripetal) annoys me. I saw it mentioned somewhere else and was compelled to post, thats all.

 

[DRZ]

Thank you Mr Arcade Fire for putting it better than I would have bothered to

Oh and yes, the whole pedal thing is as annoying to me as it appears it is to you as well