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Centripetal force
Centripetal force
Why doesn’t a stone fly off when whirled on a string?
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The string exerts a centripetal force towards the center, constantly changing the stone’s direction. If the string snaps, the stone flies tangentially due to inertia — not “outwards” as many think.
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