Dear Orac Thank You for Your post
kindly ask for You ( classical mechanc is very old )
please see my Ytube
I'm sure that after Ytube You will be able repeat in your brain very old experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HWsvZdMB...jnCoJ621MzH_CXS****************************
--F1--> m <---F2-- ---------> Vo = 30 km/s
Mass m on Your table in Your room F1=F2 what about distance !!!
( You know weel apparent point please use this point and work definition Force * distance )
please think about train ?!? and snikers in your body ( snikers = energy portion )
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thank You again for Your post
Br Maciej ( please keep this post in memory = very important words ..) Apparent position and Work definition !!!
we can push mass m the same force but during the same time we not make the same distance ( absolute distance )
Space, time, dimenssions are absolute