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Physics heresy: Projectiles don’t actually make parabolas
Taught in every introductory physics class for centuries, the parabola is only an imperfect approximation of the true path of a projectile. #Projectile #Projectiles #ProjectileMotion #Parabola #Approximation #Physics #Heresy #Parabolas
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/projectiles-dont-make-parabolas/