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    What's Happening on this Roller Coaster?

    Homework Statement The PDF graph shows the g-force values of a roller coaster at specific times during the ride. The normal g-force value during this assignment is -1 because the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is -10 m/s^2. We have to assign each time value from the PDF graph to...
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    Physics Options After Getting Undergrad Physics Degree

    I'm about to go to college in one year, so I'm trying to figure out what I want to do (which college I want to go to, what major, etc.) Right now, I am most likely looking at majoring in physics and doing the pre-med track. Of course, though, this is only tentative...who knows what I'll want...
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    High School How Does Space-Time Curvature Cause Objects to Return to Earth After Jumping?

    Thanks! That really cleared up a lot for me.
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    High School How Does Space-Time Curvature Cause Objects to Return to Earth After Jumping?

    I have almost no formal training in physics, and I am only a junior in high school, so this may be a stupid question. But, anyways, I recently watched some documentaries on gravity and general/special relativity. I understand why objects orbit in accordance with GR (the orbiting object is...