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It is wrong to think potential energy is stored in the object. The earth pulls the object down, but the object pulls the earth up. They share the potential energy. The object fails to fall down because the tabletop pushes it up. The earth fails to fall up because the bottom of the table legs push the earth down. The table pushes up and down because it is ...

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This answer is only about Where does the stored energy stay in the object, and why does it only convert into vertical motion and not horizontal motion? because I think your other questions have been well-addressed, but this one has only been answered in highly technical terms that may not have clarified anything for you. Think about what happens if ...

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I am not sure what you actually want to ask. So I would recommend that you put more effort into your question. Assuming that this is the setup that you have, a scissor in gray and the cross section of the rope in orange: Say the toque applied to the joint of the scissors is $\tau$. What is this force $F$, then? The distance of the rope contact point to ...

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It is due to the viscous nature of any liquid. When you stir, the liquid starts spinning and this causes the liquid (the part which is in contact with the pot) to "drag" the pot(due to friction) along with it in the path of its motion.Hope this answers your question.

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[...] when it already has energy, then why doesn't it fall off from the table top onto the ground by itself? Because it is being held back. It wants to fall straight downwards, but the bookshelf applies a normal force to hold up the book, which is stronger than the downwards force (gravity). Just as the rubber band holds back the spring from elongating, ...

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I'll assume you meant to say "Rheological definition of friction". Rheology deals with the friction of fluid layers against one another and with any solid boundaries. The factors of fluid viscosity determine the frictional forces exterted within a fluid and with its boundaries. A brief overview of the principles, mathematics can be found here

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The first thing is to note that the gravitational potential energy is associated with both the object and the Earth. You may think that only the object has the potential energy because when you drop the object you see it accelerate downwards and gain kinetic energy. At the same time the Earth is accelerating upwards at a rate of $\frac {\text {mass of ... 2 So given a spring with spring constant$k$can one predict what dissipative force the spring will exert when extended? The answer is "No" because they depend on different things. The stiffness depends on the elasticity of the bonds between the atoms/molecules which make up the spring and the damping depends on the permanent distortion of the bonds which are ... 2 The formula you gave for kinetic friction, $$F_f=\mu_kF_N,$$ is a first-order, simplistic, phenomenological model. It describes systems for which the contact surfaces are uniform in space and time. In the real world, if you want to refer to this model, one should expect the coefficient of friction to be a function of temperature, normal force, velocity, ... 2 The resistance to motion in a car is not due to simple friction. At low speeds it is dominated by viscous losses in the engine and transmission while at high speeds it is mostly due to aerodynamic drag. Viscous losses are approximately proportion to the velocity of the car: $$F_v = Av$$ for some constant$A$. Aerodynamic drag is approximately ... 2 You are mixing up concepts. The kinetic friction of a car has nothing to do with$F_N$. The concept of friction as taught in school tells you, that friction is independent of velocity. This is clearly not realistic for a car! The friction - let's rather call it "air resistance", for this is the main part - has a very complicated dependence on the velocity ... 1 Spring stiffness is not responsible for energy loss. Consider a spring with stiffness$k$but no damping. The work done in compressing the spring by a distance$x$will be stored as the potential energy(PE) of the spring. For a spring compressed by a distance$x$, the PE is given by$\frac12 k x^2$. This energy is not lost and can be used by letting the ... 1 The force of friction is defined as$F_f = \mu N$, where$N$is the normal force. In the case of a flat surface free of external forces, you can use Newton's laws to determine that$N = mg$, where$m$is the mass of the object. Notice that we have made no reference to the objects size, or area of contact. This is because in these examples we have ... 1 A probable explanation for this effect is simply that the bottom of the pot might be a bit bulged out, as to form only one point of contact around which the pot then can rotate relatively freely (with little friction). As you stir the water inside the pot, the moving water molecules exert a frictional force on the walls of the pot, dragging it in the same ... 1 I always wondered the same thing, my guesses are all kinetic energy in tires turns into KE in engine and then lost through heat, as you may notice engine reving up when you down shift , the engine isn't getting any energy from fuel it must from the tires, so its the opposite the tires move the engine. 1 We consider friction to an impulsive force, in cases when normal force is impulsive. Here's how:We know that$f=\mu N$(only during slipping motion, for no slipping frictional force is equal to applied force RESISTING friction). Since friction is proportional to normal reaction, it will be impulsive only when normal force is impulsive.Thus, if in a situation ... 1 Do dimples reduce drag if the flow in question is entirely laminar? No. Do dimples often reduce the total drag on objects which are causing turbulence as they pass through calm air? Yes. I can think of only one conclusive way to answer your question about the frisbee, and that is to get a bunch of similar frisbees, put dimples on some of them, and take ... 1 You are correct : to calculate the friction force, you only need to consider the weight of that part of the rod resting on the rough surface, not the whole of it. When the block overlaps the rough area by distance x, the normal reaction on that portion of the block is Wx/L and the friction is F=μWx/L. The work done against friction in moving a short ... 1 Hint: first find the angular velocity of the disc by conservation of energy,$\frac{1}{2}I\omega^2 = mgh$,$\omega$= angular velocity of the pulley, I = moment of inertia of the pulley. It is mentioned that the pendulum cover a horizontal distance L in t seconds. And we also know that $$v_{linear-velocity} = R\omega$$ So time t can be found ... 1 I would suggest that the major reason for the ball becoming stationary is its inevitable interaction with the air - i.e. friction, resistance to being parted and eddy currents. 1 what's the backward force to balance$F_{fs}\$ so as to keep the car moving uniformly? Is that the Force produced by engines? The forwards force comes from the torque produced by the engine of the car and is transferred into the ground via static friction. The retarding force that keeps the car moving at the same speed is mostly air resistance (as well ...

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I agree that friction in the drive mechanism reduces thrust, rather than opposing the motion of the car. However, this is not the case for wheels which are not in the drivetrain - ie where there is front/rear wheel drive instead of 4-wheel drive. Friction in non-drivetrain wheel mechanisms are then sources of resistance to motion. If the car has rear-wheel ...

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If there is no friction the energy you put in initially will be conserved and the flywheel will rotate forever, then you don't need to put in any extra power to keep it running.

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