Question #a07fd
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Sep 26, 2017
Viewed from above, the passenger would appear to be running in a path that would form a decaying spiral from the outside edge of the rotating platform to the center.
Explanation:
This path would be in contrast to the straight line path from the outside edge to the center pole that the passenger would make on a stationary platform.
Because the platform is in motion, the passenger's motion as observed from a fixed point would be re-defined by the combination of the two motions taking place at the same time.
