Acceleration is a change in velocity. When you press the gas pedal or brake, you feel positive or negative acceleration. When you turn the wheel, you feel sideways acceleration.
Another analogy is force: F=ma. You feel a force if you accelerate, brake, or turn the wheel; all three induce acceleration as defined in physics.
Yeah, I get what you mean. So, “acceleration is how fast an object’s speed changes”. See, hitting the brakes or the gas are both acceleration, physics-wise. But not usually how we talk about it.
It’s easier to grasp when you’re doing the calculations.
Acceleration is a change in velocity. When you press the gas pedal or brake, you feel positive or negative acceleration. When you turn the wheel, you feel sideways acceleration.
Another analogy is force: F=ma. You feel a force if you accelerate, brake, or turn the wheel; all three induce acceleration as defined in physics.
Breaking doesn’t cause acceleration, it just causes damage.
Brake, not break
Thanks
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.
Slowing down is negative acceleration if that helps.
Yeah, I get what you mean. So, “acceleration is how fast an object’s speed changes”. See, hitting the brakes or the gas are both acceleration, physics-wise. But not usually how we talk about it.
It’s easier to grasp when you’re doing the calculations.
You’re pretty smart to ask and dig deeper!