How Newton's Laws Affect Your Morning Routine

Every morning, staring at the walls while half-convinced that one's mind is still asleep, is a habitual excuse—cursing the alarm clock, refusing to lift the eyelids, and postponing the first half-hearted step out of bed. But you know what, that looks a lot more recognizably inertial—more like physics. Specifically, Newton's laws.

Inertia vs. morning struggle (First Law)

An object stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force. Sound familiar? Hence the impossibility of peeling oneself off the bed; one's body credibly wants to stay under the covers. The able forces to try to break this inertia include... the shrilling alarm clock, the nervous text from a friend about an imminent test, or most tempting of all, the smell of fresh coffee.

Once you finally swing your legs out of bed, things turn inertial in just the opposite way. Another generalization is that we do not actually have to exert much effort to keep moving if we already get moving—except back into bed, where a whole other set of challenges may arise.

Getting Ready for the Day (Second Law)

Force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma). In other words, more effort equals less time before you can shake off the stupor. If you drag your feet, inertia wins. Brushing your teeth slowly makes you feel drowsy? Standing still for too long makes comfort whisper in your ears to pull you back into that half-conscious bliss? It is the second law at work—move slower, and the inertia gets greater.

Hello Universe! It's Calling Back! (Third Law)

Newton's third law states that incongruently a view of opposite reaction occurs: an action induces interchange reaction. Implements and open avowal toward every assertion of knowingness of civilization, thus getting confirmation upon some sort of aspect in which you act: stepping away from the bed, thus on opposing attraction equal intensity to keep you away from sinking into the ground! Down in plunging your coffee maker, there is opposition on itself before eventually capitulating to you. And there is that sweater that you keep pulling on while rushing, which bounces back as furiously as you do on every shove, making you a mess. Truly, if one holds up to Newton, mornings are easier said than done.

Conclusion

Newton's laws leave the halls of physics and enter every hazy morning. So next time you get up late, spill that coffee, or wrestle with a defiant hoodie, remember; it's not you. It's a little thing called physics, with a few additional forces to assist you, like caffeine.

Little did anyone know, some science pretty much sums up your constant dilemma of getting out of bed?