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Old October 25th, 2006, 20:12   #13
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Default Re: Centrifical vs Centrifugal Force

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Originally Posted by Champcar View Post
lol.

I must be a retard, I know what a centrifuge is but i remember the bucket full of water from middle school science and calling it centrifical force (unless i cant spell) but I had NEVER heard of centrifugal.
If you pronounce the "g" like a hard "c", it's the same thing. It's a mis-pronounciation (and mis-spelling) of the actual word. "Centrifugal" is the actual word, "centrifical" is the phoenetic bastardization.

Just like people who manage to pronounce an "r" when saying "wash" (e.g. "warsh").
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