Inertia

As usual, Bill Nye is able to explain complex terms into something a little simpler. In this video, he does so by explaining inertia by using two scooters. The two scooters demonstrate Newton's first law, which states, "An object in motion, or an object at rest will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force". Simply put, it is the idea that an object will continue to do what they are doing, until something causes it to stop. This "something" could be the roughness of the ground, an object in its path, etc. Bill Nye helped me to come to a deeper understanding of this concept through his demonstration. Bill Nye, said it himself, the two scooters are forcing the other to change directions. However, Nye makes it clear that without another force, the scooter would continue to move. Normally, we tend to forget the significance of small forces. In this particular video, we see the influence of which something simple as a chain has a huge impact on the movement. The ball would continue if not for the tension in the chain. This video made it understood that small forces, ones we subconsciously look over, have an affect as well.