fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 hours agoyeah everything is probably made of like, idk, earth water, fire and air or something idrkmander.xyzimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down12
arrow-up1355arrow-down1imageyeah everything is probably made of like, idk, earth water, fire and air or something idrkmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·4 hours agoThat’s not because of weight though. That’s just one thing being affected more by air resistance. In a vacuum, there would be no difference. In fact, they did just that during the Apollo 15 mission on the moon using a feather and a hammer: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_15_feather_and_hammer_drop.ogv
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoHey buddy! I came to post that video! I know what is happening. I know why it is happening. My brain is still screaming at the feather to slow down.
That’s not because of weight though. That’s just one thing being affected more by air resistance. In a vacuum, there would be no difference. In fact, they did just that during the Apollo 15 mission on the moon using a feather and a hammer:
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_15_feather_and_hammer_drop.ogv
Hey buddy! I came to post that video!
I know what is happening. I know why it is happening. My brain is still screaming at the feather to slow down.