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LiberalArkie

(19,754 posts) Mon Nov 3, 2014, 03:56 PM Nov 2014

Which falls faster, a feather or bowling ball? [View all]

NASA's space power facility is used to test the conditions of space while still on Earth by sucking many many tons of air out of the whole facility. Remember that feather-and-bowling ball trick from middle school? It actually works here.

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Which falls faster, a feather or bowling ball? [View all] LiberalArkie Nov 2014 OP

AS my friend would say... yuiyoshida Nov 2014 #1

A brilliant little video with an awesome, incredible tag line. longship Nov 2014 #2

Gravity experiments were Gallileo's gig... Callmecrazy Nov 2014 #10

But Newton was the first to formulate gravity. longship Nov 2014 #13

Okay. Good explanation. Callmecrazy Nov 2014 #14

Thanks. longship Nov 2014 #15

Then you know that Einstein followed up... Callmecrazy Nov 2014 #16

Yup, as Newton wrote, "Standing on the shoulders of giants." nt longship Nov 2014 #17

Yup, there you go. Callmecrazy Nov 2014 #18

James Clerk Maxwell built the foundations of modern technology. hunter Nov 2014 #21

I would agree... Callmecrazy Nov 2014 #22

To quote a certan science officer, "Fascinating." sarge43 Nov 2014 #3

That room really sucks. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #4

No, nothing sucks. Hissyspit Nov 2014 #5

Apollo 15 georut Nov 2014 #6

Beat me to it! riqster Nov 2014 #7

"Miles and miles and miles" Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #8

I was hoping to hear "oops, we left Rand Paul in the room" MrNJ Nov 2014 #9

"...with Ted Cruz, an hour ago." Rozlee Nov 2014 #11

That was... vrp Nov 2014 #12

Don't need a vacuum. Just duct tape the feathers to the bowling ball. Problem solved. jtuck004 Nov 2014 #19

"Removed 30 tons of air from the chamber, leaving only about 2 grams" - Wow! progree Nov 2014 #20