Re: A question for those interested in physics...
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 20:47:53 GMT, "Not Here" <not...@microsoft.com> wrote in message <Zdqo8.232379$s43...@typhoon.columbus.rr.com>: >"Elizabeth" <boo...@greyREMOVErock.org> wrote in message >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? > >You probably know the answer to that one Elizabeth, but i will try to >enlighten all who don't know. Sound waves need some form of matter in order >to travel. Since there is no form of matter in a perfect vacuum, one would >have to conclude that the sound waves travel only through the object that >made the sound, i.e. the bell. Am I close? in space, no one can hear you scream... -- bes...@last.com V ybir lbh nyy. Lbh ner nyy fhpu fcrpvny crbcyr. Naq abj V unir gb xvyy lbh.
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