YugoRocketsFan Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 A 12 pound bag of feathers, a 12 pound bowling ball, and a 12 pound bag of eggs, all are dropped from a platform 50 feet high, which one falls first, which one falls last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Same, same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 which one falls first? eggswhich one falls last? bowling balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Same, same. GJ, u get a rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 well actually im pretty sure the bowling ball will still land first since it is more aerodynamic than a bag of feathers or a bag of eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nah, they all land at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) if you think about it at a 3rd grade level, then yes they are all the same. but if you actually think about it then the bowling ball lands first. the bags have much more air resistance then the bowling ball. Edited May 27, 2010 by fly3rs18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nah, they all land at the same time. no they don't idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 .....they all fall at the same time, ffs stfu flyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 ur lucky to be on this site, and u post this? ha. Feathers don't fall equally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 ur lucky to be on this site, and u post this? ha. Feathers don't fall equally.Wat about me hun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx. Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 ur lucky to be on this site, and u post this? ha. Feathers don't fall equally.They're in a bag though, thats the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 ur lucky to be on this site, and u post this? ha. Feathers don't fall equally. Yeah but they are the same weight, and in a bag so that takes all other variables out of the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 .....they all fall at the same time, ffs stfu flyers. lemme know when you pass 3rd grade phyics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Yeah but they are the same weight, and in a bag so that takes all other variables out of the equation. it depends. if it is a big trashbag with just feathers thrown in then the bowling ball absolutely lands first. if the bag is one of those suction ones and it compressed the feathers then there would be a lot less air resistance, and they two would be a lot closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 12 lbs of feathers is a lot of [expletive]in feathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNextBestThing Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Both sides are right because they don't understand each other. V = V0 + at The speed they fall (and therefore the time) are independent of the mass. In a vacuum, they land at the same instant. On earth, 12 lbs. of feathers will necessarily have a much larger surface area than the bowling ball, so air resistance becomes a factor. Of course, if you could compress the feathers, then it may as well be a vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I don't see how a bag containing 50 pounds of feathers could be anywhere near the same size as a bag containing 50 pounds of bowling balls. I think in this case, physics will take over and the bowling balls would land first unless the bags were somehow a hard solid shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 agreed with the last 2 posts. thank you for understanding physics past a 3rd grade level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Im sorry brah, but I saw an expirement where they all threw a bowlingball, bag of feathers and bag of eggs and it fell at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Im sorry brah, but I saw an expirement where they all threw a bowlingball, bag of feathers and bag of eggs and it fell at the same time. how big were the bags and how tightly packed were the bags? and just keep in mind that what you see isnt exact. the affect of air resistance on a small object over a small distance will make a difference, but most likely not enough for a person to notice just by looking at it. so in that experiment they may have all seemed to land at the same time, but if you were to increase the distance and the size of the objects then there would be a more noticeable difference in times because of air resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 how big were the bags and how tightly packed were the bags? and just keep in mind that what you see isnt exact. the affect of air resistance on a small object over a small distance will make a difference, but most likely not enough for a person to notice just by looking at it. so in that experiment they may have all seemed to land at the same time, but if you were to increase the distance and the size of the objects then there would be a more noticeable difference in times because of air resistance.tbf it was just like a trash bag, and thent he eggs were stored in like a small blue bag with holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 27, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Not enough information...that's the correct answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nah, they all land at the same time.Nah, the feathers fall last because they have the most friction. In a perfect, frictionless world, they all fall the same. But not on Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nah, the feathers fall last because they have the most friction. In a perfect, frictionless world, they all fall the same. But not on Earth. nice job reading the thread. you quoted the 6th post and said something that has been said multiple times in the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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