Very handy, that system of electromagnets we built into the Moot House wall. As previously mentioned, we have the ability to accelerate metallic objects round the wall of the Moot House, to very high speeds. We had the idea of using it as a kind of particle accelerator, but have discovered it's more fun at sub-relativistic speeds, but with heavier objects.
Such as roller-skating Morris Men.
We had a couple of them whizzing round with alarmed looks on their faces earlier. It was great fun. Didn't half make their bells jingle, as well. But then we made the big mistake of opening one of the doors so we could go to lunch. Oops.
Truly the law of conservation of momentum is a wondrous thing. They flew miles. And they're not too badly hurt, having conveniently hit something soft - i.e. Drayton Parslow's head.
However I've now got to announce that Morgwyn is the new Community Ninny, a post she has effortlessly earned by referring to "centrifugal force". We're quite lax on heterodox beliefs round here, but we're fierce on getting the science right.
Centrifugal force: this puts it more succinctly than I can:
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