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Old 06-27-2006, 08:05 AM
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Round And Round We Go
Originally Posted by golf_sceptic

Going further, the boy pulls on the string (centripetal) and the string pulls on the boy (centrifugal).
Actually, the boy pulls on the rock (centripetal force) and the rock pulls on the boy (centrifugal force). The string is the medium through which these equilibrants do battle.
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