Roy Lewallen wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:
Roy Lewallen wrote:


My postulate is that Newton was wrong: moving objects come to a rest
without any external applied force. Every observation made supports
this. There's no need to consider what happens in a frictionless
environment, since such a thing doesn't exist.


Isn't that like lossless wires, perfect grounds, and other such?

The conditions that cause an object to slow and stop in real life
are the proof of the law. To the contrary, it proves Newton correct.
The forces act just as they should.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

To repeat my posting of Dec. 8:

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This would be funny if it weren't sad. This newsgroup is one of the few
places I can think of where the silly statement I posted about moving
bodies and friction would be taken seriously. But it's really no
surprise, since it's much less unreasonable than the imaginative
alternative theories which are seriously presented, and just as
seriously argued, here daily.

My postulate about objects in motion was a parody of Cecil's rejection
of theoretical cases on the basis that they can't exist in practice, my
intent being to show how such a rejection leads to incorrect results.
But I see it's drawing the same serious response as Cecil's and Art's
postings. All that's missing is one of Richard's quotes from Terman and
support from Derek.


Okay, I get it now. I came in late on this one and was reading it
literally.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -