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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 28 Mar 2002.
Re: A question for those interested in physics...

Re: A question for those interested in physics...

Elizabeth <boo...@greyREMOVErock.org> spake thus:
news:3CA...@greyREMOVErock.org: 

> David Squire wrote:
>> 
>> "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D., P.A." wrote:
>> 
>> > David Squire wrote:
>> > >
>> > > "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D., P.A." wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > none wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > As far as comparing them to rain... Lead is a lot heavier
>> > > > > than water and will come down quite a bit faster,
>> > > >
>> > > > Nope.
>> > >
>> > > If its in a pellet the same size and shape it will. The force due
>> > > to air resistance will be the same in both cases, whereas the
>> > > force due to gravity will be higher on the lead pellet, due to
>> > > its higher mass - it is more than 11 times more dense.
>> >
>> > Does the name "Galileo" ring a bell?
>> 
>> Does "in a vacuum" ring a bell?
>> 
>> Galileo's result is true only in the absence of air resistance. You
>> can try it at home: drop a feather and a ball bearing from the same
>> height and time their descents.
>> 
>> D.
> If you ring a bell in a vacuum does it make a sound?
>      Elizabeth

Technically, yes. In practice, no. There is no air to transmit the sound.
We hear it's vibrations (ring) but take away the air and it still vibrates.

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Subject: Re: A question for those interested in physics...
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