2006-09-13 04:42:06 · 21 answers · asked by ARSHAD K 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Because " for every action there is a equal and opposite reaction."
Meaning pulling up on a rope that has a bucket full of water at the end of it, so the action is upward. When the rope breaks the bucket full of water falls, the opposite reaction is for him to fall backwards since he has a hold of the other end of the rope.
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2006-09-13 04:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there's a pulley on the top brackets of the well and a heavy bucket with a long rope.......he pulls and pulls and pulls, all the while taking steps backwards to bring up the heavy bucket.......all of a sudden the rope breaks in two (because it was too old) and the guy falls back right on his butt.
2006-09-13 11:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by donutmiddel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is exerting/applying force in the direction opposite to the position at which he stands while using the pulley.he stands facing the well and since the force is applied by him backwards of the well, he will fall down backwards because there is a shift in that direction due to his moment of inertia pulling towards backward direction.
it is similar to a tug of war between two people or groups.
if one team applies more force than the another team the loosing team falls to the ground in forward direction,
if the rope breaks in the middle both the teams fall backwards.
2006-09-14 04:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by kailash s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he was pulling back on the rope just before it snapped. Since he was pulling, the rope was pulling back; remove the back pull of the rope and you now have an unbalanced force, and the man will start to move.
2006-09-13 11:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
acc. to newtons third law action and reaction are equal and opposite. untill rope is broken balanced force is working at the point as soon as it brakes down rope will feel a force in the direction of gravity and so a equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (backwards) force will be feel by man resulting in a fall.
2006-09-14 01:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lovleena G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he is pulling backward to bring the bucket up from the well. When it breaks, he is left still exerting that amount of force, and since there is less resistance, he'll fall backward.
2006-09-13 11:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when he was drawing water he was applying force backwards which was being cancelled by force of weight of water but when rope breaked, he fell due that force.
2006-09-13 11:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by sim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's exerting a force to move the rope and keeps exerting it because he didn't know that/when the rope was going to break.
2006-09-13 11:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by Jacques Closeau 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because hes pulling the bucket up. all his momentum is leaning back so when the rope breaks he falls back.
2006-09-13 11:44:11 · answer #9 · answered by rogdogg187 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The force he's working against (gravity acting on the bucket of water) is suddenly removed. He is momentarily still applying force with no opposing force, and tumbles over.
2006-09-13 11:43:49 · answer #10 · answered by DidacticRogue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋