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Old 05-30-2004, 09:54 PM  
jawanda
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As has been said before, this is true at lower drop heights but because of air-resistance, this observation will not hold true with a larger drop distance within our atmosphere.

In a vacuum within earth's gravity, a feather and a brick will fall at exactly the same rate, for miles.

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