Tags: springs
Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in science writing:
"A weight will sit motionless on a spring at its balanced position, but tug it down a little the spring pulls back. Similarly, a curved violin string wants to go back to being a straight line. …
It's fairly straightforward to write the differential equation that tells you how strongly any point on the drumskin wants to return to its neutral position."
David Lindley
Lindley, D. (2020). The Dream Universe. How fundamental physics lost its way. Doubleday.
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