Tap for spoiler

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

  • Robust Mirror@aussie.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 days ago

    But if you’re dropping them at the same time right next to each other, the earth is so large they would functionally be one object and pull the earth at the same combined acceleration.