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ur dada so buff he falls significantly faster than g (mander.xyz)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Tap for spoilerThe bowling ball isn’t falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~The middle of the bell curve only works in a vacuum, and the top of the bell curve is true with wind resistance~~

Edit: I misread the post

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Even in a perfect vacuum the bowling ball still falls faster. See my comment sibling to yours.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh, interesting. That's a cool fact

Also, I very much misread the post lol