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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The other commenters have done a great job explaining, but just FYI, in my first year of my degree, my lecturer said “okay now we’re out of school, is everyone comfortable with centrifugal force existing again?”
What he meant by that was that centrifugal force is a mathematical construct; but SO IS LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE so it’s just as “real” as any other force…
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