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ahh, much better. I had a feeling that it wasn't free fall or trig that make this problem interesting. How would one investigate the forces exerted on the masses by the rod?

Homework Statement Two spheres of mass m are connected by a massless rod or length L, and set leaning against a frictionless wall so that the rod is perpendicular to the floor (also frictionless). The bottom mass begins to slide perpendicularly away from the wall, so that the top mass falls...

My school has a neat internship program where they will pay a stipend for the summer if you can find an "internship" somewhere related to your career goals. The nice thing is that it doesn't even have to be a real internship--all that you need is some place willing to let you work for them...