New ish toy

[Miyagi]

Braw axe there Russ.

What's the frame pack in the background?


Liam

 

[santaman2000]

So the force that is pushing back against the head (and holding it in place) is therefore centripetal? Centrifugal force is what would make the axe fly off if the equal and opposite centripetal force wasn't there.

Quite right. Thank you. This is exactly how it was taught in university physics while I was still stuying civil engineering. There is NO SUCH THING as centrifugal force! Rather an object in motion will continue in a straight line unless acted upon by some outside force (in this case, centripital force) With circular motion, the force is ALWAYS inward.

 

[warthog1981]

Braw axe there Russ.

What's the frame pack in the background?


Liam

Its a Swedish army LK-35 very very tough packs I once carried 10 stone of granite cobbles in one

 

[Miyagi]

Its a Swedish army LK-35 very very tough packs I once carried 10 stone of granite cobbles in one

Cheers Russ, googling now... not that I need any more rucks...


Liam

 

[Grebby]

Quite right. Thank you. This is exactly how it was taught in university physics while I was still stuying civil engineering. There is NO SUCH THING as centrifugal force! Rather an object in motion will continue in a straight line unless acted upon by some outside force (in this case, centripital force) With circular motion, the force is ALWAYS inward.

OK, thanks for the correction... That'll teach me to listen to the physics teacher sat next to me. Obviously an over simplification and I really shouldn't have wedged my oar in. It was a bad day and I was grumpy Sorry.


It does look like a lovely axe though.