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Old 11-06-2010, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Outbackmanyep View Post
I didn't think there was such as thing as centrifugal force, i thought it was always centripetal.
The centrifugal force is a "fictitious force" equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the centripetal force. (Newtons third law at work).

The effects of a fictitious force are measurable.

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