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|    Mikko to Luigi Fortunati    |
|    Re: Inclined plane    |
|    29 Jan 24 10:39:50    |
      From: mikko.levanto@iki.fi              On 2024-01-28 22:58:55 +0000, Luigi Fortunati said:              > Luigi Fortunati il 23/01/2024 12:38:54 ha scritto:       >> [[Mod. note -- I would say that that's somewhat confusing terminology.       >> Forces are never "created" or "destroyed"...       >       > That's exactly what I say too.       >       > It is Einstein who talks about forces that "disappear": see the case of       > the painter when he falls from the scaffolding (and no longer perceives       > any force) and the case of the elevator when the cables break (and       > whoever is inside floats while he falls) .              If you want to see a force appear, the initial position of the ball       must be above the plane, not touching it.              If you want to see a force disappear you can use a spherical surface       istead of a plane.              Mikko              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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