Why is centripetal acceleration inward?

[spliff.Life]

Why is centripetal acceleration inward?

 

[Heinzler]

why are we here? what ith the meaning of life? thome questionth will never be answered..

 

[1337]

it was confusing for me too

 

[Culla]

Hope this helps...
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm

 

[Culla]

Link fail.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm

 

[MN_Nice]

Google is sick.

 

[Ducky.]

Because

 

[Culla]

Sometimes it's tough to remember the search bar in your browser is just at the top of the page...

 

[Anathema]

why is your center of mass outside your body when you're bent over / arched?

my center of mass is outside of my...... mass? so much for being in the center of anything

 

[ObiWanKablowme]

because without an inward force to counteract inertia it would just be plain acceleration. which is boring.