Re: A question for those interested in physics...
From Peter Köhlmann <Pet...@t-online.de>
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Elizabeth wrote: > 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 Sure it does. You just must be somehow attached to it to hear it. The absence of a transport medium is just that, no way to *transport* the sound, which is still there (at the bell) Peter -- Get the new Windows XP. Now with eXtra Problems included
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