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Old 26-09-2005, 23:33   #29
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Re: Dumbing down science syllabus

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Originally Posted by Graham
An object will keep moving in one direction if no other forces are applied to it.

The acceleration of an object is determined by the force applied to it.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Edit: ADDENDUM - Damn, beaten to it by nffc!
Mine are better as well, including the analog of Newton's original form of law 2. Of course, the real originals were written in Latin.

Interesting that "classical" mechanics still holds, except in extreme (quantum) cases.
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