Why is Centrifugal force “not real”? I remember my physics teacher in high school pushing that idea and understanding why back then, but I do not remember now. I also forgot so much about physics in general that a simple would be much appreciated!

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Why is Centrifugal force “not real”? I remember my physics teacher in high school pushing that idea and understanding why back then, but I do not remember now. I also forgot so much about physics in general that a simple would be much appreciated!

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No, its fully real, problem people are digging into semantics too much.
is centrifugal force a force? No, it is not, it is a byproduct of mass moving at a velocity, changing direction fast enough for the mass to not be affected by things such as gravity.
Centrifugal force is real, its just not a force like the electromagnetic force.

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