Originally posted by AThousandYoungyou mean with the "what happens to the balloon" part?
Are you sure they got it wrong? You worded the question very ambiguously.
I didn't want to give away the answer inherent in the question,
and when people are present and not having to depend on the
written word, I would draw a picture to hopefully eliminate ambiguity.
Since you know the question, the physics and the answer, give
me an example of unambiguously posing the situation without
giving a direct hint. I'm all ear.
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Originally posted by sonhouseMaybe it's not so bad after all. I guess it's the responses that are worded ambiguously. They shouldn't describe the motion of the balloon relative to "the force" (is it the Dark Side or the Light Side?!) but rather relative to the acceleration of the rocket ship. Or at least they should be stated more clearly in some way.
you mean with the "what happens to the balloon" part?
I didn't want to give away the answer inherent in the question,
and when people are present and not having to depend on the
written word, I would draw a picture to hopefully elim ...[text shortened]... posing the situation without
giving a direct hint. I'm all ear.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThats what I thought, Mephisto's explanation confused me.
Maybe it's not so bad after all. I guess it's the responses that are worded ambiguously. They shouldn't describe the motion of the balloon relative to "the force" (is it the Dark Side or the Light Side?!) but rather relative to the acceleration of the rocket ship. Or at least they should be stated more clearly in some way.
I took "Toward the force" as going down towards the rocket
but I think he meant just the opposite.
Originally posted by sonhouseI said 'the direction of the G-force'. I looked at the force as a vector. Didn't expect any confusion from that. I didn't say 'toward the force', that would have been confusing.
Thats what I thought, Mephisto's explanation confused me.
I took "Toward the force" as going down towards the rocket
but I think he meant just the opposite.
Originally posted by Mephisto2It would have been clearer to me if you had said 'towards the direction
I said 'the direction of the G-force'. I looked at the force as a vector. Didn't expect any confusion from that. I didn't say 'toward the force', that would have been confusing.
of movement" or something. You used the vector concept without
clarification. Just a matter of symantics. No big deal.