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It is a well-known fact that if you drop a feather and a bowling ball at the same time, the bowling ball will hit the ground first. But this is only because it has less air resistance than the feather. So, if you are in a rocket that is in outer space (where there is no air), and you drop a bowling ball and a feather at the same time, which would hit the ground first?
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Neither. Both of them will just float.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Not to mention.....there is no ground.
If you're in orbit, everything is in a constant state of freefall towards the earth. Once the objects enter the atmosphere, they'll both burn up before they hit the ground.
It depends where you are in space. If the objects are in orbit, they will eventually burn up. I guess it's possible, but not likely, for it to hit some type of ground at the same time sometime in the next billion years...
is this 1 on the easiest teasers on the site!!!!????
Oct 02, 2002
I guess gravity would eventually attract the one with more mass faster. They only would float for a time. But as someone pointed out, the question is moot since they would burn up. But that's just trying to be smart. And it IS being smart.
God this was funny!
THIS WAS CUTE.....BUT IT DIDN'T REALY MAKE CENTS,THEY WOULD BOTH BURN UP: )
THERE IS NO GROUND IN SPACE AND NO GRAVITY SO THEY WILL JUST FLOAT THEN LAND ON EARTH IN A YEAR
the easiest one was lem nade or something like dat
heard it before
Very easy but nice too.
According to the science world both the feather and a bowling ball supposedly would hit the ground at the same time. This would be due to the gravitational pull on both objects is the same proved by Galileo. The part about outspace is true.
DUH!
exactly
got it..
If you are IN a rocket with no air, you die/don't do the experiment. Two reasons:
a) All rockets designed for people have the crew area pressurized, because it is much easier to work inside without wearing an oxygen mask. While the rocket has no air in it, you are probably spending your time trying to land.
b) Your air tanks are also in the rocket!
a) All rockets designed for people have the crew area pressurized, because it is much easier to work inside without wearing an oxygen mask. While the rocket has no air in it, you are probably spending your time trying to land.
b) Your air tanks are also in the rocket!
nice one
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