The Only Use of
centrifugal force
in
Ender's Game
- When the merry-go-round went fast, he could not hold onto any of the bars, and centrifugal force hurled him off.
p. 77.3centrifugal force = physics: the apparent force that causes something to move outward from the center of rotation;
not an actual force -- actually the result of an object's inertia trying to maintain motion along a
Definition:
physics: the apparent force that causes something to move outward from the center of rotation;
not an actual force -- actually the result of an object's inertia trying to maintain motion along a straight line
not an actual force -- actually the result of an object's inertia trying to maintain motion along a straight line