Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site scorplx.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!scorplx!frank
From: frank@scorplx.UUCP (Frank Pavelski)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Physics question in a moving car
Message-ID: <150@scorplx.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Aug-84 14:07:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: scorplx.150
Posted: Tue Aug 28 14:07:42 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 30-Aug-84 10:12:44 EDT
Organization: Honeywell Info. Systems, Billerica, MA
Lines: 23

*****
*****

Since I have only had a year of high school kinematics, my question may
seem childish to all you experts. Anyway here it is:

When you are traveling at high speed in a circular path in your car,
anything attached to the rear view mirror (i.e. fuzzy dice) tends to
move outwardly to the path motion.             

Now, if I remember correctly, in circular motion, the force vector is
directed radially inward as is the acceleration vector.

This seems contradictory.  Is this an example of the rule "objects traveling
forward tend to remain so"?  One person I asked claimed that it was because
the car tilted when banking a turn. I find this one a little difficult to
believe.

Any comments would be appreciated.

                                                Frank
 					    (a.k.a. a gulf coast beach bum)