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malte · 02-02-2007, 07:20 PM

wow there are some interesting theories on this page...

not to try and sound like a smart ass but the guy asks a legitimate question and i see a lot of half assed responses...

gravity is a force working between objects with mass. any object with mass will excert a gravitational pull. gravity has an infinite reach which means that the mass of a needle will have a gravitational pull on the farthest of stars. Needless to say, this force is very weak. this is because gravity is a very weak force, consider the mass of the earth and then the relatively modest force it's gravitational pull excerts on us.

it is therefore true that because a heavier object has a greater mass the gravitational pull or force between it, and the earth will be greater. BUT since this force is so weak the difference in drop speed is practically imeasurable.

hope this helps

02-02-2007, 07:20 PM	#20
malte Regular User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 69	wow there are some interesting theories on this page... not to try and sound like a smart ass but the guy asks a legitimate question and i see a lot of half assed responses... gravity is a force working between objects with mass. any object with mass will excert a gravitational pull. gravity has an infinite reach which means that the mass of a needle will have a gravitational pull on the farthest of stars. Needless to say, this force is very weak. this is because gravity is a very weak force, consider the mass of the earth and then the relatively modest force it's gravitational pull excerts on us. it is therefore true that because a heavier object has a greater mass the gravitational pull or force between it, and the earth will be greater. BUT since this force is so weak the difference in drop speed is practically imeasurable. hope this helps __________________ Racing is life, everything that happens before and after is just waiting...