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The bowling ball isn’t falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.

  • Venator@lemmy.nz
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    2 days ago

    I wonder how many frames per… picosecond you’d need to capture that on camera… And what zoom level you’d need to see it.

    I think the roughness of the surface of the bowling ball would have a bigger impact on the time…

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      2 days ago

      Considering the mass of the earth (?) moon, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’d be nearly impossible to capture a difference between a feather or bowling ball. You might have to release them at 100m or 1000m above the surface, but then maybe the moons miniscule atmosphere or density variances will have more of an effect.