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ur dada so buff he falls significantly faster than g (mander.xyz)
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Tap for spoilerThe bowling ball isn’t falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Obviously the bowling ball because it's more MASSIVE.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or dense?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's the mass that results in gravity, not the density. A giant cloud of gas will have the same gravitational effects as if it were compressed into its solid phase

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ehh, just thinking of possible air resistance and such. I don't know which variables they like to include and which not. But I'm guessing this is not one for just treating gravity as a one way street cuz the earth is so big

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Tho, with a cloud of gas you can't get as close to the center of mass without passing a bunch of it