Timeline for If gravity isn't a force, then why do we learn in school that it is?
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| Jan 13, 2023 at 10:56 | comment | added | William Martens | @AlfredCentauri Oh, no worries! I just left it a few days ago, i didn't want to offend, have a great continuing(coronafree) day! :) Wishes from Sweden! really ^^ | |
| Jan 12, 2023 at 23:38 | comment | added | Alfred Centauri | Hi @WilliamMartens, it's been a long time since I left that comment and cast that vote. I will take another look at it based on your recommendation. | |
| Jan 8, 2023 at 20:16 | comment | added | William Martens | @AlfredCentauri I do not think we should close this question since it's a great question and answers too; | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 9:29 | answer | added | YuJuchong123 | timeline score: -1 | |
| Dec 2, 2020 at 3:08 | comment | added | Edouard | It's because of one of many ambiguities in the English language: Some forms of energy (often mediated by matter) that exert force are referred to AS forces, and others are not, except figuratively. (You might say, about someone who's unusually spontaneous and energetic, that "they're a force of nature", but you'll realize that you're alluding to their behavior, rather than their actual nature.) Physically, gravity is the shape of space, as far as we've been able to describe it consistently on the spatial scales to which we have some sensory access. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 at 13:13 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Sep 7, 2016 at 15:21 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Dec 15, 2015 at 3:13 | answer | added | Mozibur Ullah | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 5:15 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhysics/status/672282868220108800 | ||
| Nov 25, 2015 at 15:12 | answer | added | Shing | timeline score: 5 | |
| Nov 24, 2015 at 23:52 | answer | added | asperanz | timeline score: 7 | |
| Nov 24, 2015 at 14:10 | answer | added | John Duffield | timeline score: -7 | |
| Nov 24, 2015 at 3:01 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 23, 2015 at 8:42 | comment | added | Ooker | Related: Why Feynman's integral is not taught today more widely and earlier in the academic physics curriculum? | |
| Nov 21, 2015 at 5:36 | answer | added | dhudsmith | timeline score: 12 | |
| Nov 20, 2015 at 11:16 | comment | added | Mindwin Remember Monica | @AlfredCentauri Some silly is good. And there is a conceptual physics under the hood of this question. I side with Qmechanic that this is a duplicate of the linked question, but still in the scope of the site IMO. The fact that the community has not vote-closed the question also corroborates this. It is not black & white or grayscale, it is 2^32 color depth. | |
| Nov 20, 2015 at 4:38 | answer | added | goblin GONE | timeline score: 32 | |
| Nov 20, 2015 at 2:39 | comment | added | Alfred Centauri | @Mindwin, since this question is objectively not a conceptual physics question, your judgement that it falls a "tiny bit" outside is just plain silly. As I wrote, it's a good question (and interesting too) but, again, the question of "Why is X taught this way" is objectively not a conceptual physics question. | |
| Nov 20, 2015 at 2:37 | comment | added | Alfred Centauri | @dotancohen, regardless of your enthusiasm for this question, the question of "why is X taught this way" is clearly, objectively, not a conceptual physics question and thus, outside of the scope of this site. You may choose to disagree but you can't change that simple fact. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 23:01 | comment | added | Level River St | The idea that "centrifugal force" is a force is even less correct, yet it's still a useful model in many situations. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 16:25 | answer | added | Martin Argerami | timeline score: 37 | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 14:59 | answer | added | Vinay5forPrime | timeline score: 9 | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 14:54 | comment | added | phresnel | It's a model. Possibly/Probably/Definitely/Dunno, Einsteinian physics and Quantum Physics are just models, too. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 14:53 | comment | added | dotancohen | I find that dupes are like symlinks. I often get to the good stuff by googling the dupes! | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 13:48 | comment | added | Mindwin Remember Monica | I second what @dotancohen said. You can't expect to draw a polygon and then any question that falls outside for a tiny bit is "vote close" material. Sometimes one will fall on the line, and then the value added to the site needs to be appraised. Don't Sheldon up. I think this could be marked as duplicate as Qmechanic stated, though. (duplicate does not decrease site value. It is just a way to link questions). | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 13:10 | comment | added | dotancohen | Though I agree that this is a physics education question, not a physics question, it implies a greater "Why is physics traditionally taught this way" question that is pertinent to both physicists and those learning physics. So pertinent, and in fact fundamental, that I consider this to be one of the best questions to be asked on this site. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 9:47 | history | protected | Qmechanic♦ | ||
| Nov 19, 2015 at 9:29 | answer | added | Tim B | timeline score: 19 | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 8:20 | comment | added | Luaan | This isn't really about physics, but rather about approaches to education. Most of education builds on simplifications and little lies - they are usually good enough for the understanding you require throughout middle school (and life, most of the time). The real stuff rarely comes before college. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 7:20 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 19, 2015 at 7:19 | comment | added | Qmechanic♦ | Possible duplicates: physics.stackexchange.com/q/61899/2451 and links therein. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 2:06 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 19, 2015 at 1:50 | comment | added | Alfred Centauri | While a good question, it isn't a conceptual physics question and any answer given will can only be an opinion. Voting to close. | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 1:44 | answer | added | ACuriousMind♦ | timeline score: 140 | |
| Nov 19, 2015 at 1:40 | history | asked | Peter Hall | CC BY-SA 3.0 |