[meteorite-list] Poll

From: Michael Fowler <mqfowler_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Aug 21 16:41:24 2005
Message-ID: <762d9c309826be88ecc857dfd69e326b_at_mac.com>

I'm wondering whether everyone has jumped to a wrong conclusion at to
what is the correct answer.

In a vacuum all bodies will be accelerated by gravity at the same rate.
  However the question was if ON EARTH! (emphasis added) 2 spheres of
different weight are dropped. Since the heavier sphere has a smaller
surface to volume ratio it will be slowed less by air friction and will
land first. The difference in time over 100 meters will be VERY small,
but it will be there none the less.

Mike Fowler
Chicago
Received on Sun 21 Aug 2005 04:41:15 PM PDT