The centrifugal force is very real if you are in a rotating reference frame. It causes objects in a rotating frame of reference to accelerate away from the center of rotation. ... In my frame, which is external to the rotating frame, there is no centrifugal force at work.

Is centrifugal force a fake force?

centrifugal force, a fictitious force, peculiar to a particle moving on a circular path, that has the same magnitude and dimensions as the force that keeps the particle on its circular path (the centripetal force) but points in the opposite direction.

Can centrifugal force overcome gravity?

And does centrifugal force have an effect on gravity? Physicist: Centrifugal force* due to the spinning of the Earth is certainly a measurable effect, but it's a small effect. While the spinning of the Earth doesn't directly affect gravity, it does off-set it a little.