• spicystraw@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Acceleration is change in velocity. When you press gas or break you can feel positive or negative Acceleration. When you turn the wheel you will feel Acceleration sideways.

    Another analogy is force. F=ma. You feel a force if you accelerate, break or turn the wheel, so all three induce Acceleration as defined in physics.

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      7 hours ago

      So something slowing down is acceleration?

      I still don’t get it. Surely the definition of acceleration is a lot more than just a change in velocity.

      But I’m just a dumb ass so don’t listen to me.