stackyFACTSAnything swinging in a circular path is basically desperate to fly away in a straight, boring line. A centripetal force is the only literal thing pulling it firmly toward the center point. Cut the string swinging a ball, and the ball instantly abandons the circle for a straight trajectory.
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