Centrifugal force serves as a reaction force to centripetal force, which is the force needed to move an object in a circle at constant speed. According to Newton's first law of motion, a moving body travels along a straight path with constant speed unless it is acted on by an outside force.
There has always been a lot of speculation over why Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear. While there are different theories floating around for the reason, the most accepted reason believes that he cut off ear during a seizure of epilepsy. Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh were friends.
Daniel Mallia is an HNN intern and a student at Fordham University. The infamous story of Vincent van Gogh having cut off his ear is only partially (pardon the pun) true. The tale begins in 1886, when, after years of moving around, van Gogh joined his younger brother, Theo, in Paris. There he met and befriended many notable artists, including the post-impressionist Paul Gauguin.