Dying away

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Examples like a car slowing down or a lightbulb fading out can trigger this p-prim. Basically it is a pre-Newtonian physics understanding of the world not accounting for friction. Students often naive or novice apply p-prims in various situations like the in forces and motion or in current and voltage. diSessa gave the example of pre-Newtonian primitive thinking of Aristole and the dying away of the sound of a bell.