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:[James Bond, drawn as Cueball, is strapped to a giant wheel suspended from the ceiling. Black Hat is standing next to two levers.] | :[James Bond, drawn as Cueball, is strapped to a giant wheel suspended from the ceiling. Black Hat is standing next to two levers.] | ||
β | :Black hat: How do you like my centrifuge, | + | :Black hat: How do you like my centrifuge, mister Bond? When I throw this lever, you will feel centrifugal force crush every bone in your body. |
:[Same scene, but a closer shot.] | :[Same scene, but a closer shot.] | ||
:Bond: You mean centripetal force. There's no such thing as centrifugal force. | :Bond: You mean centripetal force. There's no such thing as centrifugal force. | ||
β | :Black hat: A laughable claim, | + | :Black hat: A laughable claim, mister Bond, perpetuated by overzealous teachers of science. Simply construct Newton's laws in a rotating system and you will see a centrifugal force term appear as plain as day. |
:[Closer shot, only Bond's head is visible.] | :[Closer shot, only Bond's head is visible.] | ||
:Bond: Come now, do you really expect me to do coordinate substitution in my head while strapped to a centrifuge? | :Bond: Come now, do you really expect me to do coordinate substitution in my head while strapped to a centrifuge? |