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Circular Motion Clarification--Centrifugal Force
At most amusement parks, there is a ride where the floor of a rotating cylindrical room falls away, leaving the backs of the riders "plastered" against the wall.
What is causing the rider to be pushed against the wall? Is it the fictitious centrifugal force as a result of being in a non-inertial reference frame? Or could this be explained by Newton’s first law: The people tend to want to travel in a straight line, but the wall corrects this by pushing them back in.
I know that there is centripetal force acting upon them, but this acts towards the center of a circle. I am very confused by this imaginary force pushing outward.
Another one would be: Why doesn’t water fall out of a rotating bucket?
Thanks, I appreciate the help!
At most amusement parks, there is a ride where the floor of a rotating cylindrical room falls away, leaving the backs of the riders "plastered" against the wall.
What is causing the rider to be pushed against the wall? Is it the fictitious centrifugal force as a result of being in a non-inertial reference frame? Or could this be explained by Newton’s first law: The people tend to want to travel in a straight line, but the wall corrects this by pushing them back in.
I know that there is centripetal force acting upon them, but this acts towards the center of a circle. I am very confused by this imaginary force pushing outward.
Another one would be: Why doesn’t water fall out of a rotating bucket?
Thanks, I appreciate the help!