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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -528,11 +528,16 @@ def apply_force_at_world_point(
528528 ) -> None :
529529 """Add the force force to body as if applied from the world point.
530530
531- People are sometimes confused by the difference between a force and
532- an impulse. An impulse is a very large force applied over a very
531+ An impulse is a very large force applied over a very
533532 short period of time. Some examples are a ball hitting a wall or
534533 cannon firing. Chipmunk treats impulses as if they occur
535534 instantaneously by adding directly to the velocity of an object.
535+
536+ Applying the force on the other hand is for things which have effect
537+ over time, such as gravity or air resistance. The force is proprtional
538+ to the time step (meaning it is multiplied with the dt argument to the
539+ step method).
540+
536541 Both impulses and forces are affected the mass of an object. Doubling
537542 the mass of the object will halve the effect.
538543 """
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