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They SHOULD hit the ground at the same time.If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?
If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?
They SHOULD hit the ground at the same time.If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?
They SHOULD hit the ground at the same time.
The larger watch would encounter more friction so the larger item would actually fall slower?They SHOULD hit the ground at the same time.
Only if the fall occurred in a vacuum.
Other wise you have to account for drag which changes the objects velocity meaning they hit the ground at different times.
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Aerodynamics have to be taken into account. A stick of gum in a wrapper and all won't fall as a round ball of gum would.Doesn't anyone know?
Bubblegum, dear. And a Timex. No bullets.If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?
Since the Empire State Building is on the Earth, then the answer would be ...
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If you would supply m, g, d, A, and C I'll be happy to let you know the answer to your question.
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Well, I sort of thought of that and tried to come up with two items that wouldn't have a lot of difference in "drag."Aerodynamics have to be taken into account. A stick of gum in a wrapper and all won't fall as a round ball of gum would.Doesn't anyone know?
Correct.Well, I sort of thought of that and tried to come up with two items that wouldn't have a lot of difference in "drag."Aerodynamics have to be taken into account. A stick of gum in a wrapper and all won't fall as a round ball of gum would.Doesn't anyone know?
So my original question was to see if mass changes the action of gravity, and I'm guessing the answer is no?
Depends on how they are shaped. In a vacuum they would hit at the same time. But the Empire State Building is surrounded by air. If a great big bubble has been blown in the bubble gum, the bubble will act as a parachute.If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?
But my experiment did not have a big bubble blown in the gum. What would work, I guess, to test this out, would be if I had two items of identical size and shape that were made of two materials such as a ping pong ball and an identically sized ball of lead.Depends on how they are shaped. In a vacuum they would hit at the same time. But the Empire State Building is surrounded by air. If a great big bubble has been blown in the bubble gum, the bubble will act as a parachute.If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?
Not necessarily.The larger watch would encounter more friction so the larger item would actually fall slower?They SHOULD hit the ground at the same time.
Only if the fall occurred in a vacuum.
Other wise you have to account for drag which changes the objects velocity meaning they hit the ground at different times.
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Why not?Not necessarily.The larger watch would encounter more friction so the larger item would actually fall slower?They SHOULD hit the ground at the same time.
Only if the fall occurred in a vacuum.
Other wise you have to account for drag which changes the objects velocity meaning they hit the ground at different times.
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You did not say whether it did or did not... until now.But my experiment did not have a big bubble blown in the gum. What would work, I guess, to test this out, would be if I had two items of identical size and shape that were made of two materials such as a ping pong ball and an identically sized ball of lead.Depends on how they are shaped. In a vacuum they would hit at the same time. But the Empire State Building is surrounded by air. If a great big bubble has been blown in the bubble gum, the bubble will act as a parachute.If you drop a man's wristwatch and a piece of bubblegum from the top of the Empire State Building at exactly the same time, which one hits the ground first?