Fictitious forces (2/5): Experiencing frames of reference on a playground
How can you be moving in one frame of reference, yet not moving in another?
We talked about the difficulty of different frames of reference recently, so today I want to show you a quick movie on how the seemingly paradox situation of moving in one frame of reference, yet not moving in another, can be experienced on a playground.
My dad on a playground rotator. Moving relative to the rotating disk, yet staying in the same spot relative to the playground.
This is maybe not what you would do with a bunch of university students, but on the other hand – why not?
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