University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 124: Q4.33

Answer

You can dry you hands by shaking them. Begin with you hands at rest. Accelerate them quickly in one direction and then accelerate them in the other direction to a stop. When you accelerate your hands in the other direction to a stop the water keeps going due to Newton's first Law of Inertia.

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You can dry you hands by shaking them. Begin with you hands at rest. Accelerate them quickly in one direction and then accelerate them in the other direction to a stop. When you accelerate your hands in the other direction to a stop the water keeps going due to Newton's first Law of Inertia.
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