AH-HA! Precisely my point! Our Vanagons do not enjoy the pleasure of falling in a vaccuum. And, since the wind resistance will be very much the same between most of our beasties, the weight becomes the deciding factor. And I enjoyed physics, too. I still torment my wife with little gems from our college days... ...hee hee hee.... Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: In a vacuum, they'll both fall at 9.8 m/s^2 (~32 ft/s^2) on the planet Earth. (Physics 101)
Jim (Who actually enjoyed Physics.) On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:36 PM, Evan Mac Donald wrote: > Discounting the effects of things like wind resistance, yes. But, > given two objects of identical wind resistance, the heavier WILL > fall faster. Consider two sheets of paper. Leave one flat, and > crumple up the other. Which will fall faster? > > Kim Brennan wrote: Didn't some italian > disprove that heavier objects fall faster? > > > On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote: > >> Weight is also a crucial factor in downhill coasting, which is why >> the >> bigger bodies go down the luge and bobsled runs faster. Also why >> your kids >> can smoke you going up the ridge on bikes, but you can catch up on >> the way >> down! > > > > Evan Mac Donald > > 1984 Wolfburg > 1985 GL 7 Pass. > 1991 Carat Weekender > 1972 Chevy P/U > 1993 Bonneville
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