LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Was Homer Wrong? Thread: Was Homer Wrong? View Single Post #44 06-27-2006, 10:38 AM Yoda Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 10,681 Who's Your Daddy? Originally Posted by golf_sceptic Are we agreed that centrifugal force does affect the boy but in any way affects the rock? Actually, the rock is simply trying to move in a straight line. The centripetal string prevents it from doing so, and the apparent force -- from the rock's point of view -- is centrifugal. __________________ Yoda Yoda View Public Profile Send a private message to Yoda Visit Yoda's homepage! Find all posts by Yoda