Nope, denser objects fall faster than less dense ones (through the air). Remember: A kilogram of feathers is just as heavy as a kilogram of lead.
Comment on yeah everything is probably made of like, idk, earth water, fire and air or something idrk
missingno@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
When accounting for air resistance, heavy objects do fall faster than light ones. They couldn't test in a vacuum back then, they only knew how things work here in Earth's atmosphere.
waigl@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I’ll still choose to be hit by the feathers.
krunklom@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
You’ll get hit by what you’re told to get hit by and you’ll like it.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Nope, denser objects fall faster than less dense ones (through the air).
Technically it’s objects with a higher mass-to-drag ratio, but most of the time it’s close enough
misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Not really true, it’s definitely possible for a less dense object to fall faster than a denser one. A drop of water will fall faster than a parachute made of aluminum.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
A similar size chunk of iron and coal would have done the experiment just fine. Any two objects of the same shape and size but significantly different densities.
missingno@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
If two objects have the same size and shape, the force applied by air resistance will be the same. However, if two objects have different mass, that same force will result in different acceleration.
StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
While that is true, two properly selected objects (such as the ones mentioned above) can reduce the effect of air resistance to levels negligible to human perception, demonstrating that heavier objects do not intrinsically fall faster.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Not at all. Our air is made up of physical objects (molecules of oxygen and nitrogen, mostly). Things with more mass, more quickly knock those out of the way.
For a demonstration you can see and more easily wrap your head around, take something just barely heavier than water, and a similarly sized heavy rock and drop them in a pool. You’ll see how much quicker the rock gets to the bottom, because it displaces the water so much faster. Our atmosphere is the exact same.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So change the shape, a long copper rod and clump of coal.
missingno@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
If you do that then they definitely won't fall the same.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
And the iron would hit the ground much faster because it pushes air molecules out of the way quicker.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
They could just drop an empty bs filled wine bottle.
Maybe fill it with mercury (but don’t drink it)