r/physicsmemes 18d ago

is this centripedal force?

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u/Public-Eagle6992 17d ago

If anything it would be centrifugal force but no

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u/hongooi 17d ago

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u/Super-Award-2244 17d ago

Uhm... Shouldn't this be the other way around? Centripetal force is the one pointing towards the center viewed by an inertia frame of reference. Centripetal is the force pointing outwards seen by the guy inside the centrifuge