Let’s add a bit of realism to this thread where all answers are straight forward and do not depend on analogies to an unrelated matter that uses the same applied mathematical theory.
Question 1) On most dairy farms the farmer uses a “Centrifuge” to separate the milk from the cream. What principles are involved in this process?
Question 2) In many medical laboratories they use a “Centrifuge” to separate the various elements of fluids such as blood. What scientific principles are involved in the separation process?
Question 3) In several labs run by the USAF and NASA they use a “Centrifuge” to test pilots relative to their being able to resist G LOC. It can be easily demonstrated that centripetal forces are in play to keep the pilot from flying out of his seat if he is kept in a normal seated position with his butt towards the earth. On other “Centrifuges" the pilot is oriented with his body in a tilted position with one side down and his butt facing outward and his head towards the center of rotation. In either case, what forces are involved in causing the pilots blood to rush to his abdomen causing G LOC?
[ 28 December 2001: Message edited by: Lu Zuckerman ]
[ 28 December 2001: Message edited by: Lu Zuckerman ]</p>