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Ah yes! This clears things up thank you.I guess a better question would be, how can the reaction force of the bucket on the water suddenly become 0/stop existing, even though the water is still inside the bucket, and so presumably exerting a force on the bucket? Or is there no longer a force of...

Homework Statement Hi, I have a question about a bucket filled with water being swung in a vertical circular path. I'm wondering why at the top of this swing, the reaction force of the bucket on the water can be 0? (ie. why is the minimum centripetal force required only the weight of the...