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Why heavier objects don't fall faster



 
 
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Old December 20th 07 posted to sci.physics, sci.physics.particle, sci.physics.relativity
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Default Why heavier objects don't fall faster

On Dec 17, 5:44 am, Sam Wormley wrote:
NoEinstein wrote:
On Dec 15, 3:41 pm, PD wrote:
On Dec 15, 2:25 pm, light ones even if air resistance is negligible. This is natural

because if one drops a feather and a rock at the same time, the
rock definitely will hit the ground first. However, in that case
the upward frictional force on the feather from air resistance is
nearly equal to the downward gravitational force, while for the
falling rock the air resistance is very small compared to the
gravitational force. The "penny and feather" is a classic
demonstration that has been used to show students that light and
heavy objects do fall at the same rate when there is no air
resistance. This demonstration requires a vacuum pump to remove air
from a glass or clear plastic tube that contains a penny and
feather that can be dropped by quickly turning over the tube. A
simpler demonstration can be done with an aluminum ball and a lead
ball that are the same size. If they are dropped simultaneously,
they will hit the ground at the same time.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


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that explanation is fundamental
but i would say at the same time- infintile
it describes experimental facts
but nothing more than that
it is as if you would say
objects on earth fall downwareds and not upwards
yet
we waht to go further and understand
**why it is so * what is the physical processecces and mechanismes
beind it??!!
but that is too much for a parrot like Worlley ..
ps dear wormley
do you know that the gravitation force
IS NOT SOLVED YET??
and of course it does not bother a parrot ..
Y.Porat
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Old December 20th 07 posted to sci.physics, sci.physics.particle, sci.physics.relativity
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Default Why heavier objects don't fall faster

On Dec 20, 2:55 am, "Y.Porat" wrote:
On Dec 17, 5:44 am, Sam Wormley wrote:





NoEinstein wrote:
On Dec 15, 3:41 pm, PD wrote:
On Dec 15, 2:25 pm, light ones even if air resistance is negligible. This is natural

because if one drops a feather and a rock at the same time, the
rock definitely will hit the ground first. However, in that case
the upward frictional force on the feather from air resistance is
nearly equal to the downward gravitational force, while for the
falling rock the air resistance is very small compared to the
gravitational force. The "penny and feather" is a classic
demonstration that has been used to show students that light and
heavy objects do fall at the same rate when there is no air
resistance. This demonstration requires a vacuum pump to remove air
from a glass or clear plastic tube that contains a penny and
feather that can be dropped by quickly turning over the tube. A
simpler demonstration can be done with an aluminum ball and a lead
ball that are the same size. If they are dropped simultaneously,
they will hit the ground at the same time.- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


-------------
that explanation is fundamental
but i would say at the same time- infintile
it describes experimental facts
but nothing more than that
it is as if you would say
objects on earth fall downwareds and not upwards
yet
we waht to go further and understand
**why it is so * what is the physical processecces and mechanismes
beind it??!!
but that is too much for a parrot like Worlley ..
ps dear wormley
do you know that the gravitation force
IS NOT SOLVED YET??
and of course it does not bother a parrot ..
Y.Porat
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Take four equally sized metal balls, and drop them all together at the
same time.

They will all reach the ground at the same time.

Now melt two of the balls, and then use the liquid metal to cast just
one new larger ball.

Now drop the three of these balls, and of course they will still all
hit the ground at the same time.

Just because the larger ball weighs twice as much as each of the other
two, it does not mean that anything has been changed when compared to
the material that we started with.

We could even keep dividing the balls into larger numbers, but once
again nothing has changed.

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Old December 21st 07 posted to sci.physics, sci.physics.particle, sci.physics.relativity
Autymn D. C.
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Default Why heavier objects don't fall faster

On Dec 20, 4:45*am, THE_ONE wrote:
On Dec 20, 2:55 am, "Y.Porat" wrote:



On Dec 17, 5:44 am, Sam Wormley wrote:


NoEinstein wrote:
On Dec 15, 3:41 pm, PD wrote:
On Dec 15, 2:25 pm, * * *light ones even if air resistance is negligible. This is natural
* * *because if one drops a feather and a rock at the same time, the
* * *rock definitely will hit the ground first. However, in that case
* * *the upward frictional force on the feather from air resistance is
* * *nearly equal to the downward gravitational force, while for the
* * *falling rock the air resistance is very small compared to the
* * *gravitational force. The "penny and feather" is a classic
* * *demonstration that has been used to show students that light and
* * *heavy objects do fall at the same rate when there is no air
* * *resistance. This demonstration requires a vacuum pump to remove air
* * *from a glass or clear plastic tube that contains a penny and
* * *feather that can be dropped by quickly turning over the tube. A
* * *simpler demonstration can be done with an aluminum ball and a lead
* * *ball that are the same size. If they are dropped simultaneously,
* * *they will hit the ground at the same time.- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


-------------
that explanation is fundamental
but i would say at the same time- infintile
it describes experimental facts
but nothing more than that
it is as if you would say
objects on earth fall downwareds and not upwards
yet
we waht to go further and understand
**why it is so * what is the physical processecces and mechanismes
beind it??!!
but that is too much for a parrot like Worlley ..
ps dear wormley
do you know that the gravitation force
IS NOT SOLVED YET??
*and of course it does not bother a parrot ..
Y.Porat
-------------------- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


Take four equally sized metal balls, and drop them all together at the
same time.

They will all reach the ground at the same time.

Now melt two of the balls, and then use the liquid metal to cast just
one new larger ball.

Now drop the three of these balls, and of course they will still all
hit the ground at the same time.

Just because the larger ball weighs twice as much as each of the other
two, it does not mean that anything has been changed when compared to
the material that we started with.

We could even keep dividing the balls into larger numbers, but once
again nothing has changed.


Wrong, THE_ONE: http://google.com/groups?q=Bzzt+Uncle-Al
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Old December 21st 07 posted to sci.physics, sci.physics.particle, sci.physics.relativity
Y.Porat
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Default Why heavier objects don't fall faster

On Dec 20, 2:45*pm, THE_ONE wrote:
On Dec 20, 2:55 am, "Y.Porat" wrote:





On Dec 17, 5:44 am, Sam Wormley wrote:


NoEinstein wrote:
On Dec 15, 3:41 pm, PD wrote:
On Dec 15, 2:25 pm, * * *light ones even if air resistance is negligible. This is natural
* * *because if one drops a feather and a rock at the same time, the
* * *rock definitely will hit the ground first. However, in that case
* * *the upward frictional force on the feather from air resistance is
* * *nearly equal to the downward gravitational force, while for the
* * *falling rock the air resistance is very small compared to the
* * *gravitational force. The "penny and feather" is a classic
* * *demonstration that has been used to show students that light and
* * *heavy objects do fall at the same rate when there is no air
* * *resistance. This demonstration requires a vacuum pump to remove air
* * *from a glass or clear plastic tube that contains a penny and
* * *feather that can be dropped by quickly turning over the tube. A
* * *simpler demonstration can be done with an aluminum ball and a lead
* * *ball that are the same size. If they are dropped simultaneously,
* * *they will hit the ground at the same time.- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


-------------
that explanation is fundamental
but i would say at the same time- infintile
it describes experimental facts
but nothing more than that
it is as if you would say
objects on earth fall downwareds and not upwards
yet
we waht to go further and understand
**why it is so * what is the physical processecces and mechanismes
beind it??!!
but that is too much for a parrot like Worlley ..
ps dear wormley
do you know that the gravitation force
IS NOT SOLVED YET??
*and of course it does not bother a parrot ..
Y.Porat
-------------------- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


Take four equally sized metal balls, and drop them all together at the
same time.

They will all reach the ground at the same time.

Now melt two of the balls, and then use the liquid metal to cast just
one new larger ball.

Now drop the three of these balls, and of course they will still all
hit the ground at the same time.

Just because the larger ball weighs twice as much as each of the other
two, it does not mean that anything has been changed when compared to
the material that we started with.

We could even keep dividing the balls into larger numbers, but once
again nothing has changed.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


----------------
all what you saied is right
but Alas
we still didnt solved the enigma of gravitaion!
and you are satisfied withthat situation??
i am not !!

ATB
Y.Porat
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Old December 21st 07 posted to sci.physics, sci.physics.particle, sci.physics.relativity
Autymn D. C.
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Default Why heavier objects don't fall faster

On Dec 20, 11:21*pm, "Y.Porat" wrote:
On Dec 20, 2:45*pm, THE_ONE wrote:
On Dec 20, 2:55 am, "Y.Porat" wrote:
On Dec 17, 5:44 am, Sam Wormley wrote:
NoEinstein wrote:
On Dec 15, 3:41 pm, PD wrote:
On Dec 15, 2:25 pm, * * *light ones even if air resistance is negligible. This is natural
* * *because if one drops a feather and a rock at the same time, the
* * *rock definitely will hit the ground first. However, in that case
* * *the upward frictional force on the feather from air resistance is
* * *nearly equal to the downward gravitational force, while for the
* * *falling rock the air resistance is very small compared to the
* * *gravitational force. The "penny and feather" is a classic
* * *demonstration that has been used to show students that light and
* * *heavy objects do fall at the same rate when there is no air
* * *resistance. This demonstration requires a vacuum pump to remove air
* * *from a glass or clear plastic tube that contains a penny and
* * *feather that can be dropped by quickly turning over the tube. A
* * *simpler demonstration can be done with an aluminum ball and a lead
* * *ball that are the same size. If they are dropped simultaneously,
* * *they will hit the ground at the same time
-------------
that explanation is fundamental
but i would say at the same time- infintile
it describes experimental facts
but nothing more than that
it is as if you would say
objects on earth fall downwareds and not upwards
yet
we waht to go further and understand
**why it is so * what is the physical processecces and mechanismes
beind it??!!
but that is too much for a parrot like Worlley ..
ps dear wormley
do you know that the gravitation force
IS NOT SOLVED YET??
*and of course it does not bother a parrot ..

Take four equally sized metal balls, and drop them all together at the
same time.


They will all reach the ground at the same time.


Now melt two of the balls, and then use the liquid metal to cast just
one new larger ball.


Now drop the three of these balls, and of course they will still all
hit the ground at the same time.


Just because the larger ball weighs twice as much as each of the other
two, it does not mean that anything has been changed when compared to
the material that we started with.


We could even keep dividing the balls into larger numbers, but once
again nothing has changed.

----------------
all what you saied is right
but Alas
we still didnt solved the enigma of gravitaion!


You still didn't solve[re] the enigma of the English ạrist auxiliary
verbtense.
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Old December 21st 07 posted to sci.physics, sci.physics.particle, sci.physics.relativity
Y.Porat
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Default Why heavier objects don't fall faster

On Dec 21, 12:41*pm, "Autymn D. C." wrote:
On Dec 20, 11:21*pm, "Y.Porat" wrote:





On Dec 20, 2:45*pm, THE_ONE wrote:
On Dec 20, 2:55 am, "Y.Porat" wrote:
On Dec 17, 5:44 am, Sam Wormley wrote:
NoEinstein wrote:
On Dec 15, 3:41 pm, PD wrote:
On Dec 15, 2:25 pm, * * *light ones even if air resistance is negligible. This is natural
* * *because if one drops a feather and a rock at the same time, the
* * *rock definitely will hit the ground first. However, in that case
* * *the upward frictional force on the feather from air resistance is
* * *nearly equal to the downward gravitational force, while for the
* * *falling rock the air resistance is very small compared to the
* * *gravitational force. The "penny and feather" is a classic
* * *demonstration that has been used to show students that light and
* * *heavy objects do fall at the same rate when there is no air
* * *resistance. This demonstration requires a vacuum pump to remove air
* * *from a glass or clear plastic tube that contains a penny and
* * *feather that can be dropped by quickly turning over the tube. A
* * *simpler demonstration can be done with an aluminum ball and a lead
* * *ball that are the same size. If they are dropped simultaneously,
* * *they will hit the ground at the same time
-------------
that explanation is fundamental
but i would say at the same time- infintile
it describes experimental facts
but nothing more than that
it is as if you would say
objects on earth fall downwareds and not upwards
yet
we waht to go further and understand
**why it is so * what is the physical processecces and mechanismes
beind it??!!
but that is too much for a parrot like Worlley ..
ps dear wormley
do you know that the gravitation force
IS NOT SOLVED YET??
*and of course it does not bother a parrot ..
Take four equally sized metal balls, and drop them all together at the
same time.


They will all reach the ground at the same time.


Now melt two of the balls, and then use the liquid metal to cast just
one new larger ball.


Now drop the three of these balls, and of course they will still all
hit the ground at the same time.


Just because the larger ball weighs twice as much as each of the other
two, it does not mean that anything has been changed when compared to
the material that we started with.


We could even keep dividing the balls into larger numbers, but once
again nothing has changed.

----------------
all what you saied is right
but Alas
we still didnt solved the enigma of gravitaion!


You still didn't solve[re] the enigma of the English ạrist auxiliary
verbtense.- Hide quoted text -

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i have more important problems to solve before that (:-)

Y.P
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