Centrifugal Force: fact or fiction?
Why do Physicists refer to Centrifugal Force as a ‘Pseudo Force’ or a ‘Fake Force’? Afterall, if I’m sat on a moving train going through a bend, I can feel myself being pulled out away from the centre of the bend: is that not Centrifugal Force? Like most things to do with Physics, the answer is not always as straight forward as it may appear; so, read on.