Re: [Phys-l] Inertia?

[John Mallinckrodt <ajm@csupomona.edu>]

Bob wrote:

> Would anyone ever say "I wonder why that ball sitting on the table  
> doesn't just all of a sudden start moving on it's own?" How is  
> steady motion different? Why does it need an explanation?

I don't propose to answer your question here, only to note that some  
of the most intelligent people on the planet once thought that  
"steady motion" was *quite* different from "rest."  If it really  
doesn't seem so to you, I suspect that may have something to do with  
your training.

John Mallinckrodt
Cal Poly Pomona