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    Re: Tilting trains (Used to be: how did James Mathis make his tilting trains?) —James Mathis
   Some tilting train reading if you're interested: (URL) Mathis (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Tilting trains (Used to be: how did James Mathis make his tilting trains?) —Rob Hendrix
   I thought scientists disproved the whole "centrifugal force" thing years ago? And decided that centripital force would take its place... -Rob "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GrAuvL.Aw8@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
   
        RE: Tilting trains (Used to be: how did James Mathis make his tilting trains?) —Bram Lambrecht
   Rhendrix wrtes: (...) Centrifugal force doesn't actually exist, it's an imaginary force felt in a rotating system. Consider an elevator accelerating upwards. The extra acceleration makes you feel heavier. It's as if there's an extra force besides (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
 

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