What you haven't addressed is the centripetal force REAL, against what it is pushing to push the orbiting body out.
yes the centripetal force is real.
it is pushing against gravity.
force vs force.
I know what the problem is that you are struggling with.
its the forces at play.
you cant see the forces or measure the forces so you think that they are not REALLY there.
heres a good experiment you can try for yourself.
get your iPhone out and open up the accelerometer that
is causing you all this grief.
climb up to the top of a ladder and keeping your eyes on
the accelerometer step briskly off the top of the ladder
observing the indicator on the acceleration guage of the
app.
dont look at anything else , only the accelerometer.
1) did the app register an acceleration?
2) did the ground move towards you when you steped off?
3) what pushed the ground up towards you?
4) what pulled you towards the ground if nothing pushed the ground towards you?
5) was it a real force that caused your feet to land back
on the ground?
6) if you didnt measure any acceleration then you didnt accelerate , correct?
7) should you now try the experiment using a tall building
knowing the results from your initial experiment?
