As any cookie connoisseur knows, a cookie's trajectory through the air is governed by a set of fundamental physical principles.
1. The Law of Cookie Motion: A cookie in flight will always be drawn to a surface with the most sugar.
2. The Law of Inertia: A cookie at rest will remain at rest, unless it's a cookie with a particularly good reason to move, like a nearby cup of coffee.
3. The Law of Acceleration: A cookie in motion will continue to accelerate towards its ultimate destination: the cookie jar.
4. The Law of Friction: A cookie in contact with another object will experience a force proportional to the surface area of contact and the viscosity of the surrounding air.
And finally, Newton's Law of Cookie Gravitation: Every cookie is attracted to the center of the cookie plate, with a force proportional to the plate's mass and the cookie's mass.
Learn more about the cookies' place in the grand scheme of relativity! Discover how cookies interact with their environment, thermodynamically!