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by selena on November 21st, 2009

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If you had two balls, one weighs a tonne and one weighing as light as a feather, and the balls were the same width and size and you realiesed them at the same time which one would reach the ground first?

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  • by HungryGuy on November 21st, 2009

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    If you dropped them on the moon, or on a planet with no atmosphere, they would both reach the ground at the exact same time.

    On earth, the lghter one would be slowed by air resistance, so the heavier one would hit first.

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  • by Brian I on November 21st, 2009

    Brian I

    I would be far too uncomfortable to be able to work it out, but I'd be glad to be rid of the one weighing a tonne.

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  • by rose1980 on November 21st, 2009

    rose1980

    Both will hit the ground together. Gravity my friend, gravity.

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  • by john pennington on November 21st, 2009

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    Equal.

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  • by Rick L from WP on August 24th, 2010

    Rick L from WP

    In a vacuum, both would arrive at the same time.
    Add an atmosphere and depending what the atmosphere was composed of, generally the heavier object would arrive first.

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