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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.
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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.