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Originally Posted by BassoonPlatoon
I did not expect things to launch off like this based on a one sentence blurb of mine that was about 1 minute or 2 of real time. Thanks for taking such an interest, as well as for mentioning Khan Academy it's a useful tool for the individual trying to teach themselves, and their are plenty of ways online to do it in addition.
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Glad you mentioned it!
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Originally Posted by BassoonPlatoon
Anyway, to see if I can add anything here, position of an object is usually always nonzero if you add in the Earth's rotation. I forgot about the forces of gravity when talking about the parked car example so thanks for reminding me about that, kind of a lot more factors of physics to consider than I realized at first, without even mentioning the different subsets.
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Yeah, reference frame is important.
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Originally Posted by jwb
what if you're on the moon and you throw the ball
Since gravity is weaker, would the peak last longer?
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No, you can't measure the peak as lasting for any length of time in either case.