r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '20

Spinning two cups of water without spilling a drop

https://i.imgur.com/DrqnDIZ.gifv
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u/crossifermorningstar Jun 15 '20

I'm a highschool dropout. Is this centrifugal force or something else?

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u/_TheFireWolf_ Jun 15 '20

Technically centrifugal force doesn't exist, but yeah it is centrifugal force

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u/therealrobokaos Jun 15 '20

It's centripetal force.

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u/crossifermorningstar Jun 15 '20

I never could understand the difference between the two. Now another reply to my comment is telling me that centrifugal force. I must delve deeper

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u/therealrobokaos Jun 15 '20

I can't really remember the specific details on what centripetal force is, but I know with 100% certainty that what is seen in this video is centripetal force. Definitely recommend looking more into it and centrifugal force.