In episode six of the Shedding Light on Motion series, presenter Spiro Liacos is “thrown forward” in a head-on collision, “thrown backwards” when his tram takes off, and “thrown to the side” when his car suddenly turns a corner. But in fact none of these things actually happen! Using brilliant visuals, this episode looks at the fact that an object will remain stationary or move with a constant velocity unless a force acts on it. It also describes a number of different forces that affect our lives daily.

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 19, 2017.

Part A: Introduction (1:05); --Part B: Force for Change (14:37); -- Part C: May the Forces Be With You (17:42); -- Part D: Multiple Forces (4:05); -- Credits: Shedding Light on Motion: Episode 6— Newton's First Law (0:29); .