Portable Welder
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2015
- Location
- Milan, MI
My son asked me, do heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects !!!
I said, it depends, I said for example, 2 objects the size of a bowling ball, one being a light bowling ball and the other being a bowling ball made of lead, I said the bowling ball made of lead would hit the ground first and he said NOOOO.
We'll unfortunately I dont have a bowling ball of lead, nor could I probably lift it, so I said, lets do a test, I took a piece of 1" x 1" square bar x 2" long and a piece of wood the exact same size, I then walked up the tower of a concrete plant that I'm rebuilding approximately 75' up, I then pinched the two between my fingers to ensure they are both released at the same time and the lighter wood was approximately 18" behind the steel on impact.
My son is telling me my test was flawed due to wind resistance, plus when trying to google this there is plenty of content that supports his theory of they both fall at the same speed and he keeps saying its the wind resistance mumbo jumbo and that all kinds of computer info says other wise.
I said, son...,( Who's 24 and knows everything ) here is a real test, why wont you concede and admit that I'm right on this one when you can see an actual test.
So my next test needs to be two round objects of the exact same size/ diameter so he cant argue that because the wood tumbled more than the steel block and thats why it was flawed !!!!
I said, it depends, I said for example, 2 objects the size of a bowling ball, one being a light bowling ball and the other being a bowling ball made of lead, I said the bowling ball made of lead would hit the ground first and he said NOOOO.
We'll unfortunately I dont have a bowling ball of lead, nor could I probably lift it, so I said, lets do a test, I took a piece of 1" x 1" square bar x 2" long and a piece of wood the exact same size, I then walked up the tower of a concrete plant that I'm rebuilding approximately 75' up, I then pinched the two between my fingers to ensure they are both released at the same time and the lighter wood was approximately 18" behind the steel on impact.
My son is telling me my test was flawed due to wind resistance, plus when trying to google this there is plenty of content that supports his theory of they both fall at the same speed and he keeps saying its the wind resistance mumbo jumbo and that all kinds of computer info says other wise.
I said, son...,( Who's 24 and knows everything ) here is a real test, why wont you concede and admit that I'm right on this one when you can see an actual test.
So my next test needs to be two round objects of the exact same size/ diameter so he cant argue that because the wood tumbled more than the steel block and thats why it was flawed !!!!
