Posted by: grc () on Mon May 24 16:51:25 2004

jack, with your busy schedule and all, i think you overlooked a question i asked you recently...i'll repeat it:

upon reflection i think teacherman made a valid point...if a boxer delivers a blow to the opponent's face, is that torque?

i understand your point, which was that even though the bottom hand is "stationary" rather than actually moving in the opposite direction, this can result in two forces acting in opposition to each other...but is that torque?...if not, what do you call it?...standing on the ground creates two forces acting against each other, pushing your hand against the wall results in two forces acting in opposition, but i don't think any of us call that "torque".....