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Jaygo333
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Simple question with a simple answer, just want a little more description.
Newton III states: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
As the Earth rotates one way, what's the opposite force that keeps it "balanced"? Inertia?
Arrived at the question when was thinking about a pendulum in SHM but could not
figure out why if, in a perfect system, why it kept coming back to the same position with the Earth rotating only one way? Rationally thought there would be an over swing in the direction the Earth was rotating. But Newton III states there must be a force acting on opposite end and after much thought, still stumped.
Newton III states: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
As the Earth rotates one way, what's the opposite force that keeps it "balanced"? Inertia?
Arrived at the question when was thinking about a pendulum in SHM but could not
figure out why if, in a perfect system, why it kept coming back to the same position with the Earth rotating only one way? Rationally thought there would be an over swing in the direction the Earth was rotating. But Newton III states there must be a force acting on opposite end and after much thought, still stumped.