Comment on Falling
Thunderwolf@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I haven’t mentioned anyone give this take, so here’s how I understand it. The feather falls slower in non-vacuum conditions because it reaches its terminal velocity much more quickly than the bowling ball.
Shareni@programming.dev 6 months ago
How would it reach terminal velocity in a vacuum?
Thunderwolf@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I imagine terminal velocity with no air resistance would be 9.8m/s/s. I was saying that the feather reaches terminal velocity more quickly than a bowling ball in non-vacuum conditions
0ops@lemm.ee 6 months ago
9.8 m/s/s is acceleration due to gravity, not a velocity, or its units would be m/s
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
The terminal velocity in a vacuum is like the speed of light.
Shareni@programming.dev 6 months ago
Objects in a vacuum have no drag and no terminal velocity…