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minus-squareShareni@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoHow would it reach terminal velocity in a vacuum?
minus-squareThunderwolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI 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
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months ago9.8 m/s/s is acceleration due to gravity, not a velocity, or its units would be m/s
How would it reach terminal velocity in a vacuum?
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
9.8 m/s/s is acceleration due to gravity, not a velocity, or its units would be m/s