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Old 03-10-2004, 02:40 PM   #36
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally posted by Beestie
I think it needs to be an increasing force: constant force produces constant velocity and resistance is not relevant to the phenomenon itself but merely its magnitute.
No, constant force produces constant accelleration. Zero force produces constant velocity.

If a spaceship in deep space stops firing its engine, it will not stop. It will just stop accelerating. To stop, it would need to fire the engine in the opposite direction.
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