inertia

     

Inertia is the resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion. The principle of inertia is one of the funamental principles of classical physics which are used to describe the motion of matter and how it is affected by applied forces. Sir Isaac Newton defined inertia in Definition 3 of his PhilosophiƦ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which states:

Trivia about inertia

  • Heavier objects have more this, the tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion
  • It's the tendency of a body to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force
  • Pulling the cloth off a table without disturbing the dishes is the principle of this
  • A wheel's resistance to stopping its turning motion is called "rotational" this
  • From the Latin for "inactivity" it's the tendency of a body to resist change in its motion
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew selects a putter fresh off the factory line at Ping Hdqtrs in Phoenix, AZ.) With a big sweet spot, a Ping putter has high M.O.I., or "moment of" this, meaning it doesn't twist much on impact
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew plays a different kind of checkers.) I can knock the bottom checker out without knocking the stack over thanks to this property of matter that tends to keep things in place
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew spins an egg on a platter.) Stop an egg while it's spinning, & it will start again, because the liquid inside is still moving, exhibiting this property, a resistance to change in motion

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