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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This only true when you drop it like it's hot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Right off the chain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Great, now we need to run the experiment with the bowling ball and feather on opposite sides of the planet!

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago (8 children)

It's not even because it's heavier, it's because it's way more dense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The feather clearly has a more aerodynamic shape, thus, it wouldn't fall as fast as a sphere with the same weight.

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