Re: Forces

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1 total messages Started by Mervin Koehlinger Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00

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Author: Mervin Koehlinger
Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00

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On Thu, 11 May 1995, John Mallinckrodt wrote:

> Mervin Koehlinger writes:
>
> >Now we're getting to the heart of the matter.  It's not individual forces
> >that produce rotation, but couples!
> >
> >Forces produce translation; couples produce rotation.
>
> Sorry, that does not compute.  A rod in "free space" will be set into
> rotation by a SINGLE force as long as that force is not applied along
> a line that passes through the rod's center of mass.
>
> John Mallinckrodt
> Cal Poly Pomona
> ajmallinckro@csupomona.edu
>
To be convinced I need some explanation or evidence.

Mervin Koehlinger

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